Ibn Hazm

Tawq Al-Hamama Fi Al-Ulfa Wa Al-Ullaf Ibn Hazm Arabic edition

Tawq al-Hamama fi al-Ulfa wa al-Ullaf (The Ring of the Dove) is a treatise on love written ca. 1022 by Ibn Hazm. Hazm produced his only work of literature with The Ring of the Dove. Although the human aspects of affection are the primary concern, the book was still written from the perspective of a devout Muslim, and as such chastity and restraint were common themes. The book provides a glimpse into Ibn Hazm's own psychology. Ibn Hazm's teenage infatuation with one of his family's maids is often quoted as an example of the sort of chaste, unrequited love about which the author wrote.