https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikIL8iTh2-Q
Welcome, dear viewers! In this captivating video, we delve into an inspiring African folktale that showcases the remarkable story of Laila, a beautiful woman

https://blog.nli.org.il/en/layla-and-majnun/
Nizami's poem ends with the dream of a common friend of the couple, in which the two are united in their love, living happily ever after in heaven, as a king and queen. Lord Byron called the Persian lovers "the Romeo and Juliet of the East.". Much like the eternal lovers of Verona, the story of Majnun's love for Layla appeared in oral

https://worldstories.org.uk/reader/the-story-of-layla-and-majnun/english/389
One day, the old man crossed paths with Majnun in the desert. There he solemnly delivered the news concerning the death of Majnun's parents and was forced to witness what a terrible blow this was to the young poet. Overcome with regret and loss, Majnun cut himself off from the world entirely and vowed to live in the desert until his own death.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layla_and_Majnun
It is a tragic story of undying love much like the later Romeo and Juliet. This type of love is known as "virgin love" because the lovers never marry or consummate their passion. ... Laila Majnu - is a 2018 Hindi movie based on the legend of Laila Majnu set in Kashmir. Ye Kahani Hai Laila Majnu Ki - Indian Bhojpuri film of 2020 by Mahmud

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781118635193.ctwl0066
The love story of Layla and Majnun (Majnūn and Laylā) refers to a body of romantic literature in several languages in the Islamic world. The romance revolves around the character of Qays and his love for Layla. Their love relationship has been proverbial throughout the Islamic world since the second half of the seventh century.

http://laylaandmajnun.org/the-story
The Story — Layla and Majnun. Layla and Majnun is a classic story of love most notably expressed by the great poets Nizami Ganjavi and Muhammad Fuzuli. It has been presented in many Middle Eastern and sub-continental cultures; Muslim, Sufi, Hindu, and secular. Layla and Qays, are in love from childhood but are not allowed to unite. Qays

https://calperformances.org/learn/program_notes/2016-17/pn_mark-morris-layla-and-majnun-article-1.pdf
In brief, Qays ibn al-Mulawwah of the Banu 'Amir tribe falls in love with his classmate Layla bint Sa'd. As the two grow older, the intensity of their love increases. Although Layla, too, is truly smitten by love, it is Qays who publicly and unreservedly pronounces his obsessive passion in elegiac lyrics, thus earning the epithet Majnun The

http://laylaandmajnun.org/program-notes-the-story
When Layla falls mortally ill and passes away, Majnun, too, loses his one and only purpose in life, his sole means towards the realization of True Love. When he learns about the death of his beloved, he at once seeks her gravesite. Weeping and moaning, he presses himself against her gravestone and breaths his final gasps, and dies.

https://discover.hubpages.com/relationships/layla-and-majnun-a-tragic-love-story
The story of Layla and Majnun illustrates the incredible power of love that defies all odds. To persevere in the face of adversity and believe in the strength of our emotions. It is an Arabian love legend, a Persian epic romance, and an ancient tragic love tale rolled into one.

https://southwritlarge.com/articles/layla-and-majnun-the-love-story-that-inspired-eric-clapton-yo-yo-ma-and-mark-morris/
The story of Layla and Majnun invokes a love that transcends the lovers' experience of themselves, representing the potential of a spiritual love beyond human expression. The legend continues to be reborn in new forms and expressions. We all know the ending but, like Majnun, we can't help but return to the intoxication of love.

https://goldensufi.org/love-is-fire-and-i-am-wood-layla-and-majnun-as-a-sufi-allegory-of-mystical-love/
Laylâ and Majnûn is the best-known love story of the Middle East, and for the Sufi is an allegory of mystical love.Sufis are lovers of God, wayfarers travelling through the desert of the world, making the journey from separation back to union with God. For these mystics the relationship with God is that of lover and Beloved, and it is the longing for their Beloved that turns them away from

https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/romeo-and-juliet-of-the-east-laila-and-majnun/
Laila and Majnun, theatre play at the Opening Ceremony of the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. Wikimedia Commons. Laila and Qays are the Romeo and Juliet of the East. The tragic tale of these ill-fated lovers has been widely featured in Asian and Middle Eastern folklore. The story of their unconsummated love has been told many times in

https://www.baytalfann.com/post/layla-and-majnun-a-love-story
"Layla and Majnun" is a famous tragic love story about the 7th-century Bedouin poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his lover Layla bint Mahdi This story, which originated in the Arabian Peninsula has traveled across the world over the ages.Manuscript form Metropolitan Museum of ArtQays ibn al-Mulawwah, also known as Majnun, was a poet who fell deeply in love with Layla. He became obsessed with her

https://mythlok.com/the-layla-and-majnu-story/
In the grand spectrum of Arabian mythology, the tale of Layla and Majnu shines as a beacon of eternal love amidst the trials of fate. Through the ages, their story has endured, weaving its way into the fabric of cultural consciousness with its timeless themes of passion, devotion, and sacrifice. As we reflect on the poignant journey of these

https://worldmusiccentral.org/2017/11/09/the-allegorical-romance-of-layla-and-majnun/
Lincoln Center's White Light Festival treated New York to a spectacular performance of the 7th century classic Arabic Bedouin tale of impossible love, "Layla and Majnun," October 26-28. There are numerous secular and mystical versions of the legend all over the world, once described by Lord Byron as "the Romeo and Juliet of the East.".

https://arablit.org/2014/11/04/chronicles-of-majnun-layla-selected-poems/
Layla's father, mortified by his nephew's excess of affection, marries his daughter to another man. She never consummates her marriage, but remains faithful to Qays, who flees into the wilderness to compose poems about his true love. Writing with, and against, history. In the legend, their love is chaste, and the couple is united only in death.

https://sufi.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Layla-and-Majnun-The-Classic-Love-Story-of-Persian-Literature.pdf
the 'love-mad' poet, and Layla, the celebrated desert beauty. Since the dawn of Islam some five hundred years before, the legend of Layla and Majnun had been a popular theme of the love songs, sonnets and odes of the Bedouins in Arabia. Majnun was associated with a real-life character, Qays ibn al-Mulawwah, who probably lived in the second

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layla_and_Majnun
Layla and Majnun. Depiction of Layla and Majnun on a tile panel. Layla and Majnun ( Arabic: مجنون ليلى) is an old story from Arabia about two lovers, Qays and Layla. Qays loved Layla very much, but her father didn't want them to be close to each other. [1] [2] Qays loved Layla so much that he couldn't stop thinking about her, and

https://www.thatenglishteacher.com/ap-literature-class-blog-period-e/a-thousand-splendid-suns-part-iiii-mariam-and-lailas-story
Part 3 ATSS tells the story of both Laila and Mariam and their lives with Rasheed. After Laila's house had been blown to pieces along with her parents, she found herself living in Rasheed's house being care for by Mariam. After Laila had recovered, Rasheed decided that he could not have an unmarried woman living in her house, so he married her.

https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/laila-majnu-trailer-talk-a-modern-update-on-the-love-legend-imtiaz-ali-style
The new Laila Majnu update transports the tragic love legend to present-day Kashmir, a place that allows some of the Sufi madness that the story demands. The trailer begins with Kais (who is Majnu) jumping off a cliff… Laila's family doesn't approve. Something terrible happens. You know the story.

https://ums.org/2016/09/23/the-story-of-layla-and-majnun-the-idealization-of-love/
When Layla falls mortally ill and passes away, Majnun, too, loses his one and only purpose in life, his sole means towards the realization of True Love. When he learns about the death of his beloved, he at once seeks her gravesite. Weeping and moaning, he presses himself against her gravestone and breaths his final gasps, and dies.

https://medium.com/@aapkamaahi/the-tragic-love-tale-of-laila-majnu-cc44e4484871
The very popular romantic story that is no less then a legend have defined the purpose of love "tragically". Even today, their love is a huge talk of the town amidst people all over the country.

http://folklore.usc.edu/laila-and-the-wolf/
Yet, she continues to her sick grandmother in hopes of curing her with Laila's love. Once she arrived, Laila had approached her grandmother's bed and "kissed her forehead to show her love, but noticed it was fur, and that she had big eyes and ears.". Laila uncovered her 'grandmother' and revealed a wolf that had eaten her