Project Gutenberg 2015-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 190 Belloc, Hilaire 1870 1953 Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc, H. The Mercy of Allah Al-rafsat, or the kick -- Al-durar, or the pearls -- Al-tawajin, or the pipkins -- Al-kantara, or the bridge -- Milh, or salt -- Al-wukalá, or the lawyers -- Al-ghanamat, or the sheep -- Al-bustán, or the orchard -- Camels and dates -- Al-hisan, or the horse -- Al-Wali, or the Holy One -- The new quarter of the city -- The money made of paper -- The peace of the soul. Produced by Josep Cols Canals, Ramon Pajares, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Mercy of Allah" by Hilaire Belloc is a narrative work, likely composed in the early 20th century. The book tells an intriguing tale of a wealthy merchant named Mahmoud, who, despite his affluence, is portrayed as having complex perspectives on wealth, fortune, and divine providence. It appears to explore themes around the nature of riches, personal accountability, and the enigmatic workings of fate, possibly rooted in a Middle Eastern cultural context. The beginning of the narrative introduces Mahmoud, a successful merchant in Baghdad during the days of Abd-er-Rahman. As he recounts his life story to his seven nephews, he shares insights on the nature of fortune and misfortune, confessing that wealth is not easily attainable and is often dependent on "the Mercy of Allah." As he narrates, Mahmoud reflects on his humble beginnings and narrates the whims of luck that have shaped his journey, hinting at lessons learned from his experiences with greed and providence. The opening sets the stage for a series of adventures that promise to blend humor with deeper philosophical reflections on wealth and moral integrity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Uncles -- Fiction Merchants -- Fiction Storytelling -- Fiction Satire, English Middle East -- Fiction Greed -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 536272 536222 2024-09-20T05:48:04.699935 2023-09-20T15:42:03.954189 text/html text/html 535787 2015-01-03T04:26:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 271167 2015-01-03T04:26:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 336771 2024-09-20T05:48:12.825850 application/epub+zip 333987 2024-09-20T05:48:05.991290 application/epub+zip 279035 2024-09-20T05:48:05.370881 application/epub+zip 460802 2024-09-20T05:48:17.787876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411243 2024-09-20T05:48:12.108899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357922 2022-09-21T17:35:29.656978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487484 2024-09-20T05:48:03.587913 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 487506 2015-01-03T04:26:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 187133 2015-01-03T04:26:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19624 2024-09-20T05:48:17.932856 application/rdf+xml 11179 2024-09-20T05:48:05.460910 image/jpeg 2779 2024-09-20T05:48:05.416884 image/jpeg 287062 2024-09-20T05:48:04.778007 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia