Significance: A poetic retelling of the Prophet Muhammad’s birth, written in the Hawrami dialect of Kurdish. It is still recited at religious gatherings in Hawraman, Halabja, and parts of Iran. PDF Search Note: This is his most widely digitized work. Multiple manuscripts exist in PDF form on Kurdish cultural heritage sites.

In an era of digital distraction, why should you go through the trouble of finding one of his PDFs?

Originally written by Imam Al-Ghazali, Dr. Kurdistani translated this classic manual of Islamic spirituality into Kurdish, adding his own footnotes regarding Sufi practices in Kurdistan.