{"product_id":"the-book-of-rain-ab-zayd-sad-9798891060364","title":"The Book of Rain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe contents of the future are the contents of a cloud.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins translator David Larsen's introduction for the \u003cem\u003eBook of Rain\u003c\/em\u003e by ancient Arabic linguist and hadith narrator Abū Zayd Sa'īd ibn Aws al-Anșārī. While far from a definitive list, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Rain\u003c\/em\u003e is the earliest known catalogue of Arabic weather-words. In Larsen's translation, Abū Zayd's lexicography of rain is simultaneously an academic, archival, and poetic pursuit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese rich, extensive lists provide detailed descriptions of \"The Dribble,\" \"The Discharge,\" \"The Flat,\" \"The Beetle-Brow,\" and \"The Nebuline\"--all specific types of rain--as well as words for frosts, dews, thunder, lightning, clouds, and, of course, the various and plentiful words for waters. Coupled with Larsen's introduction, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Rain\u003c\/em\u003e is a source of endless interdisciplinary inquiry which is sure to fascinate readers for years (if not centuries) to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abū Zayd Sa'īd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798891060364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wave Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Ab\u0026#363; Zayd Sa'\u0026#299;d","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46807174152447,"sku":"9798891060364","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4a5f07a-aab1-49d2-b3d2-956411e943a8.jpg?v=1745378744","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-book-of-rain-ab-zayd-sad-9798891060364","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}