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Islamic literature developed and expanded during the Abbasid era for a variety of social and cultural reasons, but primarily because it served as an eloquent expression of the magnificent achievements of Islamic civilization as it expanded in power and influence between the 8th and 13th centuries. The compelling beauty and superior quality of Islamic literature and poems during the Abbasid centuries have rarely been surpassed by writers and poets of any historical era, and are characterized by the evocative poetry of Ibn Da'ud, Abu Nuwas, al-Mutanabbi and Abu al-Ma'arri, the romantic prose and fables in classics such as Thousand and One Nights, and the development of multiple new literary forms.

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The Development of Islamic Literature in the Abbasid Era Islamic literature developed and expanded during the Abbasid era for a variety of social and cultural reasons, but primarily because it served as an eloquent expression of the magnificent achievements of Islamic civilization as it expanded in power and influence between the 8^th and 13^th centuries. The compelling beauty and superior quality of Islamic literature and poems during the Abbasid centuries have rarely been surpassed by writers and poets of any historical era, and are

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