Literature+and+Poetry

===“In literature, Islam produced famous works such as "The Arabian Nights", which some scholars consider an ancestor of the Western novel, and the classic Persian poem, the "Rubaiyat" of Omar Khayyam.” === ===“The eloquence that Arab tribesmen so admired was best expressed in their poetry, a spoken art form ideally suited to people who could carry few possessions because they were frequently on the move.” (From //Early Islam// by Desmond Stuart) ===