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Intro. The story of Qais and Laila is the most famous platonic love story in Arab heritage. It revolves around Qais bin Al-Malouh, who loved his cousin Laila Al-Amriyah since childhood. His family refused to marry them in line with the customs of the desert, so Laila was married to another, which made Qais mad and he wandered in the prairies reciting poetry (Majnun Laila) until he was found dead among the mountains. Story details: Growing up and love: Qais and Laila grew up in the same tribe (Bani Amer), and they played together since childhood, and a chaste love developed between them that became famous in Najd. Rejection of marriage: When Laila grew up, Qais proposed to her, but her family refused to marry her to him, in implementation of an old Arab custom that prohibits the marriage of a woman who "" (spins) the fiancée’s hair in front of people, and they considered that a disgrace. Laila's marriage: Laila was married against her will to a man named "Ward bin Muhammad Al-Uqaili", and she moved with him to Taif. Madness and Departure: Qais was struck by intense sentimentality. He left social life and wandered into the desert and the Toubad Mountains, tearing his clothes and conversing with his beloved in poetry, and he became known as "Majnun Laila". The End: Qais was found dead among the rocks, and stories say that he died out of love.
The story of Qais and Laila
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The story of Qais and Laila
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Intro. The story of Qais and Laila is the most famous platonic love story in Arab heritage. It revolves around Qais bin Al-Malouh, who loved his cousin Laila Al-Amriyah since childhood. His family refused to marry them in line with the customs of the desert, so Laila was married to another, which made Qais mad and he wandered in the prairies reciting poetry (Majnun Laila) until he was found dead among the mountains. Story details: Growing up and love: Qais and Laila grew up in the same tribe (Bani Amer), and they played together since childhood, and a chaste love developed between them that became famous in Najd. Rejection of marriage: When Laila grew up, Qais proposed to her, but her family refused to marry her to him, in implementation of an old Arab custom that prohibits the marriage of a woman who "" (spins) the fiancée’s hair in front of people, and they considered that a disgrace. Laila's marriage: Laila was married against her will to a man named "Ward bin Muhammad Al-Uqaili", and she moved with him to Taif. Madness and Departure: Qais was struck by intense sentimentality. He left social life and wandered into the desert and the Toubad Mountains, tearing his clothes and conversing with his beloved in poetry, and he became known as "Majnun Laila". The End: Qais was found dead among the rocks, and stories say that he died out of love.
The story of Qais and Laila
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The story of Qais and Laila