Creator Bio
Faraj
11th Century
Faraj was a formerly enslaved man, emancipated by his owner, a merchant named Barhūn al-Tāhertī. He lived in Qayrawān, Tunisia and later became a respected merchant himself. Little else is known about his life.
Content by Faraj
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Letter to Abū ’l-Faraj Joseph Ibn ‘Awkal
My illustrious elder and master, may God prolong your life and make your well-being and happiness permanent, may he in his mercy always favor you and keep away from you all that is bad and hateful.
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