A unique textbook of guided readings from the great works of Arabic prose for advanced level students of Classical Arabic literature From Ibn Sina to Sindbad makes some of the greatest works of the Golden Age of Arab Civilization accessible to Arabic students at the mid to highadvanced level of proficiency while also providing a ready curriculum for teachers of Advanced Arabic. It introduces students to classical Arabic literature through twenty guided readings of works spanning prose genres from travel writing to philosophy science religion humor and imaginative fiction including texts by alJahiz alKindi Ibn Khaldun and Ibn Rushd. Original texts are supplemented with supporting explanatory material to make them accessible to students who then progress through an extensive series of exercises to test their comprehension develop interpretive and critical reading skills and apply the linguistic structures to their own speaking and writing.