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Towqyat is the common art of prose of different eras that were produced in early Islam, published during the Umayyad period and flourished during Abbasid period. It was then transferred to Andalusia and finally scattered around the world. However, after the mortal invasion of Mogul, similar to other literary forms, it disappeared without any trace. Again at the time of Ottoman and Mamluk appeared in different form and regenerated with the name of writing composition. Towqyat during Abbasid dynasty is not very different in style form the time Umayyad's. Style is based on, concentration, clarity of thinking, ellipses, and brevity in form. Despite effloresce of Towqyat during Abbasid period, the latter part of their dynasty, artistic prose went towards literary devices and verbosity; even though, the base of Towqyat was ellipses and concentration. Factors that led to the spread and persistence of this technique in can be summarize as variety of state's affairs, and urgent need of the people, and their applications from rulers, nature of the petition that demands rapid response and accuracy of the leader's thought and their cultural width.
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