“Muqabala: Multiple Antithesis” *** Shaykh `Ata’ Ibn Khalil (may Allah preserve him) mentions in one of his Q&A an example of a semantic embellishment known as muqabala (multiple antithesis):[1] …بل هذا أسلوب في العربية وهو أسلوب المقابلة، فتذكر صنفين وتتبعهما بصنفين بحيث يكون الصنف الثالث يقابل الصنف الأول، والصنف الرابع يقابل الصنف الثاني، فمثلاً يقول … Continue reading
Category Archives: Arabic
Various articles on the Inimitability, language, grammar and style of the Arabic Language from classical and contemporary works.
The Irab of line 43 of the al-Busiri’s Burda
“The Irab (Vowelling) of the Burdah Line 43” *** منزّه عن شريك في محاسنه / فجوهر الحسن فيه غير منقسم Exalted is he above any likeness in his perfection / For his beautiful essence admits of no division. The i`rab (vowelling) of this line of the Burda is: منزه: خبر لمبتدأ محذوف، مرفوع، وعلامة رفعه الضمة الظاهرة. … Continue reading
“al-Jassas and Qur’anic Inimitability”
“Imam Abu Bakr al-Jassas on Qur’anic Inimitability” [ᾃ] Imam Abu Bakr al-Jassas al-Hanafi, theologian, jurist, exegete and linguist (d.370/981)[1] comments regarding the challenge of the Qur’an: “His words (Most High), ‘Say: {If mankind and the jinn were together to produce the like of this Qur’an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they … Continue reading
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