Note 5 — PREFACE.
Ameen Fares Rihani translation
“How long he retained any sort of vision is not certain. His frequent references in his writings to stars, flowers, and the forms of the Arabic letters imply that he could see a little at least some years after this calamity.”—D. S. Margoliouth: The Letters of Abu’l-Ala.
“He used to play chess and nard.”—Safadi. ↑