Project Gutenberg 2015-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 200 Belloc, Hilaire 1870 1953 Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc, H. The Mercy of Allah Al-rafsat, or the kick -- Al-durar, or the pearls -- Al-tawajin, or the pipkins -- Al-kantara, or the bridge -- Milh, or salt -- Al-wukalá, or the lawyers -- Al-ghanamat, or the sheep -- Al-bustán, or the orchard -- Camels and dates -- Al-hisan, or the horse -- Al-Wali, or the Holy One -- The new quarter of the city -- The money made of paper -- The peace of the soul. Produced by Josep Cols Canals, Ramon Pajares, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Mercy of Allah" by Hilaire Belloc is a narrative work, likely composed in the early 20th century. The book tells an intriguing tale of a wealthy merchant named Mahmoud, who, despite his affluence, is portrayed as having complex perspectives on wealth, fortune, and divine providence. It appears to explore themes around the nature of riches, personal accountability, and the enigmatic workings of fate, possibly rooted in a Middle Eastern cultural context. The beginning of the narrative introduces Mahmoud, a successful merchant in Baghdad during the days of Abd-er-Rahman. As he recounts his life story to his seven nephews, he shares insights on the nature of fortune and misfortune, confessing that wealth is not easily attainable and is often dependent on "the Mercy of Allah." As he narrates, Mahmoud reflects on his humble beginnings and narrates the whims of luck that have shaped his journey, hinting at lessons learned from his experiences with greed and providence. The opening sets the stage for a series of adventures that promise to blend humor with deeper philosophical reflections on wealth and moral integrity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Uncles -- Fiction Merchants -- Fiction Storytelling -- Fiction Satire, English Middle East -- Fiction Greed -- Fiction PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels 539417 2025-07-19T09:01:14.402643 text/html 514707 2025-04-01T06:47:43 text/html 336451 2025-07-19T09:01:21.330603 application/epub+zip 332741 2025-07-19T09:01:15.544615 application/epub+zip 277769 2025-07-19T09:01:14.981628 application/epub+zip 460015 2025-07-19T09:01:25.711612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411364 2025-07-19T09:01:20.709624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357922 2022-09-21T17:35:29.656978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487301 2025-07-19T09:01:13.375657 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 458728 2025-04-01T06:47:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18705 2025-07-19T09:01:25.856564 application/rdf+xml 11179 2025-07-19T09:01:15.074643 image/jpeg 2779 2025-07-19T09:01:15.027663 image/jpeg 287376 2025-07-19T09:01:14.475658 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia