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The book / Al-Mufaddaliyyat, by the author / Al-Mufaddal Muhammad Al-Dhabi, explains the oldest selected Arabic poetry and the most authentic, as it collected selected poems representing the finest of pre-Islamic and early Islamic speech. The value of the book lies in preserving the language, meters, and authentic meanings, and in its reliance as a primary source for narrators, linguists, and critics. Al-Mufaddaliyyat reveals the development of Arab taste, and highlights themes of pride, wisdom, description, and heroism. It is also a central reference for understanding the emergence of poetic selections and their impact on building Arab literary heritage.