Selections from the Book of Fools and Idiots News

The book "News of Fools and Fools" is one of the most prominent works of the famous Imam, jurist and historian Jamal al-Din Abu al-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzi. It gained wide fame for its exceptionally funny and humorous style that combines accuracy of observation and subtlety of expression. The book deals with the topic of foolishness in its comprehensive sense. It defines it and enumerates the characteri...