«A Scholar from Beirut, Sheikh Abd al-Rahman Salam : 1288-1360 H / 1871-1941 M: glimpses of his life and some of his writings, including the text of his book «Dafʻ al-Awham bi Qalam ibn Sallam» (1899, a linguistic response to Ibrahim Yazigi's 'The Language of Newspapers'). The Sheikh writes about his birth and upbringing, wifes and offspring, elders and students, his writings and works, and news about him. The second section is his work «Daf' al-Awhama».