“It was at this time that backgammon was invented and began to be popular. It is a kind of paradigm of how wealth is acquired, which in this world is not the reward of intelligence or ability, just as luck… — Al Masudi Copy Share Image
“An agile, well-trained, brave elephant, ridden by a good mahout, its trunk armed with the kind of sabre known as a qartal and covered… — Al Masudi Copy Share Image
“It was at this time that backgammon was invented and began to be popular. It is a kind of paradigm of how wealth is… — Al Masudi Copy Share Image
“The sciences were financially supported, honoured everywhere, universally pursued; they were like tall edifices supported by strong foundations. Then the Christian religion appeared in… — Al Masudi Copy Share Image
“He who has never left his hearth and has confined his researches to the narrow field of the history of his own country cannot… — Al Masudi Copy Share Image
“When a man dies, his wife is burned alive with him, but if the wife dies before her husband, the man does not suffer… — Al Masudi Copy Share Image
