Five programmes in which
Dr Mustapha Badawi traces the development of Arabic poetry 3: The Paths of the Soul In Medieval Islam the occasional poem acquired an unprecedented degree of sophistication. But the spiritual dimension is expressed at its best in the mystical or sufi verse of the 13th century.
Poems read in translation by PHILIP SULLY and in the original by Aux REFAIE Producer JOHN THEOCHARIS (R)