Abstract
The philosopher Al-Kindī, and Ikhwān al-Ṣafā, connect certain Arabic rhythmic patterns with certain emotions, whilst al-Fārābī is critical about this subject. Computational techniques are used in this thesis to Data mine The Book of Songs (Kitāb al-Aghānī) by Abū al-Faraj al-Aṣbahānī, to test al-Fārābī and Ikhwān al-Ṣafā's claim. The first
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