Iran/Persia: A bearded teacher with twenty-four students, possibly representing the first meeting of Layla and Majnun at school. Glazed dish, Kashan, late 12th century. Layla and Majnun, also known as The Madman and Layla – in Arabic ليلى مجنون (Majnun and Layla) or قيس وليلى (Qays and Layla), in Persian: لیلی و مجنون (Leyli o Majnun), Leyla ile Mecnun in Turkish, لیلا مجنو (lailā majanū) in Urdu and Bengali – is a classical Arab story, popularised by Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi's masterpiece, Layli o Majnun.

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