Author: Ibrahim al-Koni

Cites

• Bible (2)
  • IN: Anubis: A desert Novel (2002) Fiction, NULL
    EPIGRAPH: The Lord God fashioned Adam from the dust of the earth and blew the spirit of life into his nostrils so that Adam became a living being.
    FROM: Genesis 2:7, (-165), Bible, NULL
  • IN: Gold Dust (1990) Fiction, NULL
    EPIGRAPH: For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity. All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
    FROM: Ecclesiastes 3:19-20, (-165), Bible, NULL
• Ibn Fadlallah al-'Umari (1)
  • IN: Gold Dust (1990) Fiction, NULL
    EPIGRAPH: Among those owing fealty to the sultan of this kingdom are the peoples of the deserts of gold dust. The heathen savages who live there bring him gold each year, and when the sultan wishes, he seizes them as his slaves. But as the rulers of this kingdom know from experience, no sooner do they conquer one of these cities than the gold begins to dwindle. No sooner do they establish Islam there, and no sooner does the call to prayer go out, than the gold dries up completely. Meanwhile, throughout the neighboring heathen countries, the gold continues to grow and grow.
    FROM: The Kingdom of Mali and its Surroundings, (None), NULL, Syria
• Koran (1)
  • IN: The Bleeding of the Stone (2013) Fiction, NULL
    EPIGRAPH: There are no animals on land or birds flying on their wings, but are communities like your own.
    FROM: Quran 6:38, (632), Religious Text, NULL