The abstraction of the sword of determination to extract what is in the debt of the debt - Othman bin Ibrahim Al-Nabulsi

The compilation of Saif al-Himmah to extract what is in the debt of the debt is a type of religious debate written for the rulers of Egypt and Syria between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries. Unlike most Muslim debates in the Middle Ages, the literary purpose of this type of writing was more social and political compared to theological. The author of the book, the unemployed Egyptian scholar and former official Othman bin Ibrahim al-Nabulsi (died 660/1262), left no door unopened and poured his knowledge into history, law, and literature in that work. After it was fully realized and translated for the first time, the compilation of Saif al-Himmah to extract what is in the debt of the debt opens a new window on a wonderful culture of elite competition in the late Islamic Middle Eastern eras. It contains a treasure of historical anecdotes, strange religious opinions, mysterious poetry, and humorous cultural satire. Above all, the book reveals much sectarian hostility during that period, which was governed by fierce competition over scarce resources increasingly managed by a devoutly doctrinal Sunni state. This perspective reminds us that what appears to be an inevitable religious conflict should be viewed through a broader historical lens. The compilation of Saif al-Himmah to extract what is in the debt of the debt is among the oldest and most diverse works of several independent writings composed in medieval Egypt against the appointment of Coptic and Jewish officials, and it is also a living testimony to the gradual integration of Islamic sciences and state administration that was thriving in its day.