The present volume is fascicle A of volume III of Arabic Literature of Africa, edited by J.O. Hunwick and R.S. O"Fahey. The fascicle, compiled by O"Fahey and several collaborators, covers the Islamic writings of Northeastern Africa in Arabic and in several local languages, including Amharic, Tigrinya, Harari and Somali. Geographically, the fascicle covers the modern states of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia.