Stories, examples, and tales of dogs in the Arab cultural heritage

Description

For Arabs, the dog has a special status incomparable to any other animal.. This is predictable as it is their companion in any place whether at home or on journeys. It is the guard of their homes and cattle. It protects not only their elderly but also the playgrounds of their children. It is described and well known as loyal. It is the perfect exemplar of loyalty.Traditionally, at the golden ages, Arabs discussed everything including dogs. In fact, dogs had a significant share in the Arab cultural heritage. Some wrote complete books on dogs and some mentioned it in their books on animals. Dogs are always mentioned in stories and examples of loyalty.In this book, I have collected as much as possible of stories on dogs in the ancient Arab cultural heritage. Unimaginable Stories of loyalty are collected here, and trusted scholars and writers told them all.In writing this book, I was also motivated by the stories on dogs’ loyalty we often here at present. For those two reasons, I embarked on this book.I organized it into five chapters: .The first chapter: includes stories on dogs written by one of the greatest Arab writers, Al-Jahiz, (death date: 869 AD) in his famous Book on Animals.