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📖 The Book of Stories of the Misers by Al-Jahiz 📖

By Abu Uthman Amr ibn Bahr Mahbub al-Kinani al-Laythi al-Basri, known as al-Jahiz

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The Book of Misers has scientific significance, as it reveals to us the souls, natures, and behaviors of humans. It also contains many names of famous and obscure figures, as well as names of countries and places, descriptions of their inhabitants, and numerous rare and useful verses of poetry, as well as hadiths and historical accounts. The book is a scientific, literary, social, geographical, and historical encyclopedia.

The misers in this book are characterized by kindness, naivety, and sometimes a sense of humor. They are innocent of harm and mistreatment, and there is nothing among them that would disgust or disgust the soul. They only wrong themselves. We find that some of them have well-spread tables, while others feign generosity. Al-Jahiz does not criticize them or hurt their feelings in his book, but rather simplifies their behavior and presents their economic methods, their use of money, and their fight against extravagance. There is no doubt that some of the characters are imaginary and do not even exist, such as Abu al-Harith Jumayz and al-Haytham ibn Mutahhar.

Among the funniest people mentioned by al-Jahiz are individuals in Basra who loved frugality in living, saving money, and good management. They met in a mosque in Basra to exchange experiences. One of them said that he had a donkey that he used to feed with salty water because of its low price, while he and his family drank fresh water. The donkey's health deteriorated to the point that it nearly died. At that point, he thought and decided to perform ablution with his family using fresh water and to feed the donkey with whatever was leftover. They thus earned the donkey's livelihood and did not waste the water.

The Book of Misers is a book in which Abu Uthman Amr ibn Bahr al-Jahiz recorded some of the images of miserliness in those he met and got to know in his own environment, especially in the town of Marv, the capital of Khorasan. Al-Jahiz portrayed misers in a realistic, sensual, psychological, and humorous manner, documenting their movements, anxious or reassured looks, and their psychological whims. He exposed their secrets and the hidden aspects of their homes, and informed readers of their various conversations, revealing their psychology and all their conditions. The first person to study the text of "Stories of the Misers" was the orientalist Van Vleuten in 1900. The book's stories are short, humorous, educational situations, documenting the colloquial expressions common during the period of its writing. The stories are plentiful in dialogue, and it is considered a social, educational, psychological, and economic study of this category of people, the misers.

Author:

Abu Uthman Amr ibn Bahr ibn Mahbub ibn Fazara al-Laythi al-Kinani al-Basri (159 AH-255 AH), an Arab writer who was one of the leading figures in literature during the Abbasid era. He was born and died in Basra.

❇️ Some reviews of the book "Stories of the Misers" by al-Jahiz ❇️

▪️Source of reviews: www.goodreads.com/book/show/6315308▪️

- Al-Jahiz portrayed miserliness and its adherents objectively, criticizing the misers of Basra and Khurasani, which His desire for reform and entertainment is likely evident. It is a book of people and realism par excellence.

Nicole

- The Misers: In this book, Al-Jahiz collects the stories and accounts of misers and misers of his time and other times, and discusses their conversations about miserliness, generosity, and hospitality. The book is fluid, and Al-Jahiz's purpose and message are clear in its demonstration of the generosity and benevolence of the Arabs, and his sarcasm toward misers, most of whom are of non-Arab origin. Zahraa Marhoon

- A great book that serves as a social document depicting the lives of people during the Abbasid era. Funny stories of misers and their cunning. The language is a bit difficult, but it is extremely beautiful. I feel deeply saddened by its loss and its transformation into the form we speak and write today.

Raya

- A wonderful book, to say the least. It contains stories of misers and their ways, which reflect a part of social life during the Abbasid era. Although the book's content leans slightly toward satirical and comic literature, Al-Jahiz's writing style makes this journey profound and linguistically rich.

Candle

- The book narrates the stories and anecdotes of misers during the era of Al-Hajiz. Therefore, the book can be read in any order without having to start from the beginning. The most beautiful thing about the book is the different presentation of the stories and the use of many forgotten Arabic words. It also presents miserliness in the words of the misers themselves, and how they considered it one of the virtues and deeds that distinguished them. Sultan Abu Koshaim

❇️ Some quotes from Al-Jahiz's book, "Stories of the Misers" ❇️

"Who doubts that solitude is better than a bad companion, and that a bad companion is better than a bad eater? Because every eater is a companion, but not every companion is a eater."

"There was a man in Kufa from the Banu Abdullah ibn Ghatfan named Tufail. He was the most unsuccessful of people in seeking banquets and weddings. Therefore, he was called Tufail al-Ara'is, and this became a nickname for him and a title by which he was known. Everyone who enjoyed this type of food was called Tafili."

― Amr ibn Bahr al-Jahiz, The Misers

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