Arabic Language and Literature
Yado-allah Rafiei; Ra'na Abdi
Abstract
The many differences between Kufi’s and Basri’s schools in Arabic grammar (al-Nah’w) , just like the situation of Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiq’h) and Islamic Theology (Kalam), ended up in establishing a knowledge of grammar, namely “Principles of Grammar” (al-Usoul fi ...
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The many differences between Kufi’s and Basri’s schools in Arabic grammar (al-Nah’w) , just like the situation of Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiq’h) and Islamic Theology (Kalam), ended up in establishing a knowledge of grammar, namely “Principles of Grammar” (al-Usoul fi al-Nah’w) or “Principles of Grammar” (al-Nah’w) by which researchers are able to recognize grammatical rules. Ibn Sarraj is one of these scholars whose book entitled, “al-Usoul Fi al-Nah’w” (The Principles of Grammar), deals with this knowledge. Details and descriptions of parts and chapters of the book can prove his deep knowledge in the knowledge of grammar, and to the extent, in principles of grammar. Deploying an analytic-descriptive method, this paper studies the Ibn Sarraj’s method in his book. Main results of this study show that this book benefits from coherent and consistent order and division in which Ibn Sarraj advanced new doctrines as well as integrating both Kufi’s and Basri’s schools in a suitable way. In employing existent doctrines, he avoided following the footprints of predecessors but rather he tried to advance their opinions by adding new doctrines. The importance of this study is that there is not any study in Persian about Ibn Sarraj or his book. It is also significant in that knowledge of grammar in recent years needs new studies by researchers of the field needs.
Arabic Language and Literature
Yadollah Rafiei
Volume 16, Issue 43 , March 2017, , Pages 105-122
Abstract
The Book “Dewdrop and the Echo of Breeze” is relatively a complete review of rules of Arabic Language, especially Syntax, and Abd Allah ibn Yusuf ibn Hisham known as Ibn Hisham Ansari (1308-1360 AD) wrote it in the eighth century AH. And Various descriptions have been written on it so far. ...
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The Book “Dewdrop and the Echo of Breeze” is relatively a complete review of rules of Arabic Language, especially Syntax, and Abd Allah ibn Yusuf ibn Hisham known as Ibn Hisham Ansari (1308-1360 AD) wrote it in the eighth century AH. And Various descriptions have been written on it so far. This book has always been one of the main teaching sources in the Seminary and the University. This indicates the importance of this book in learning the rules of Arabic Language. Therefore, the author of this paper decided to make a content analysis of it, and besides regarding its advantages and disadvantages, evaluate its deficiencies by using the instructions of the rules of Arabic Language in the Lexicon and Syntax books. This book, like all human works, has some shortcomings, too. The results show that despite the miscellaneous advantages of this book, it also has some ambiguities that have made its learning difficult for the students. The author proposes to describe and translate it into Persian. So, he undergoes this responsibility and it will be finished in near future.
