A. K. John Alias Al-Dayrani

Mohammad Amin Sheikho Birth: 1890 A. D. Death: 1964 A. D. Precept: Interpretation of the Holy Qur'an CONTENTS - Introduction - Stories of the Scholar - Part 5 - The Dignity of a Believing Officer. - His Enemies Confessed to His Excellence. - The Officer, a Repentant Criminal and a Chicken Coop. - Danger Overcome on the Al-Qaboon Highway. - Obsequious Behaviour Is not Tolerated. - Superior Intelligence Resolves a Difficult Situation. - The False Penitent Will Never Succeed. - The Minister of War Yusuf Al- 'Azma and the Battle of Maysalun. - The Tale of a Good Butcher and a Bad Butcher. - The French Woman Learns the Reason for the Veil. - Defending the Sheikh against a Murderous Mob. - The Governor of the Castle Ensures Stability within Its Walls. - Occasional Marital Privacy for Prisoners. - The Irreverent Grocer Is Foiled. - Prisoner in the Castle or Guest of Honour? - A Complex Story of Punishment, Rebellion and Mercy.