English translation of Sharh Miata Amil

[godilali]

translation from 1810:

http://www.archive.org/details/miuta...hoom00abdauoft

[SeekerOfGuidance]

for this. There are so many useful study materials, advice, and other information, I have found through brothers and sisters on this forum.

[Sunni Muslim]

translation from 1810:

http://www.archive.org/details/miuta...hoom00abdauoft

What is the background to this work? Shukran.

[godilali]

Read the preface, it is quite fascinating, as it reflects Western scholars' views on classical grammarians of the Arabic language and of Arabs/muslims in general. al-Jurjani's Miata Amil, along with its commentary, is one of the key grammar texts in the Darse Nizami curriculum, and this translation is done by Abraham Lockett, a British expatriate (I believe) who resided in India in the early parth of the 19th century.

[Amr]

Read the preface, it is quite fascinating, as it reflects Western scholars' views on classical grammarians of the Arabic language and of Arabs/muslims in general. al-Jurjani's Miata Amil, along with its commentary, is one of the key grammar texts in the Darse Nizami curriculum, and this translation is done by Abraham Lockett, a British expatriate (I believe) who resided in India in the early parth of the 19th century.

Abdul-Qahir al-Jurjani, the author of Mi-at 'Amil, is very prominent as an Arabic linguist. He is particularly known for his work in Balaghah and more specifically the science of 'Ilm al-Ma-'ani of which he is the founder. His two works, Dala-il al-I'jaz and Asrar al-Balaghah, are the most important works written on al-Balaghah, and it is also al-Jurjani who inspired the Balaghah aspects in az-Zamakhshari's tafsir, entitled "al-Kash-shaaf". Despite the presence of Mu 'tazilte ideas in the al-Kash-shaaf, it is still highly valued for its Balaghah.

Abdul-Qahir al-Jurjani's Mi-at 'Amil inspired the Turkish al-Birgwi (or al-Barkawi) to write his own treatise on the al-'Amil entiled "Kitaab al-'Awaamil (al-Jadiid)" which is huge in the Turkish Madrasahs. al-Bigwi went on to write his masterpiece Ith-haar al-Asraar which he organised according to his al-'Awaamil treatise but incorporating the content of Ibn al-Hajib's al-Kaafiyah which is popular in the Indo-Pak sub-continent, Turkey and Iran.

Abdul-Qahir al-Jurjani is thus a great figure in the Arabic Linguistic Tradition esp. in al-Balaghah and to him is attrubuted the theory that the Inimitability of the Qur'an lies in its Nathm (structural organisation of the words).

[bintAmirah]

Where can I buy a copy of the Arabic text?

[Muzzammil Husayn]

Where can I buy a copy of the Arabic text?

You can order from Azhar Academy. Their Darse Nizami catalogue:

http://www.azharacademy.com/Download..._Catalogue.pdf

Sharh Mi'atu 'Amil is code MB023. Phone on 020 89119797 and ask to be transferred to the Arabic / Urdu Books department.

Or you can order from Bolton Islamic Book Centre: http://www.islamicbookcentre.co.uk/b...ist_arabic.pdf

For both, it would be better to order more books as there is a charge for postage and packaging.

You can find the Maktabat al-Bushra version of Sharh Mi'atu 'Amil online here:

https://dl.dropbox.com/sh/ewhb8jr13p...COLOR.pdf?dl=1

[bintAmirah]

You can order from Azhar Academy. Their Darse Nizami catalogue...

jazakallahu khairan

[Wisdom4TheSeeker]

Salam wa rah,

Has anyone been able to download this? I downloaded a couple times but both times the document shows nothing or a very very hazy image kind of pages.

do help

jazakallah

translation from 1810:

http://www.archive.org/details/miuta...hoom00abdauoft

[haosnot]

Abdul-Qahir al-Jurjani, the author of Mi-at 'Amil, is very prominent as an Arabic linguist. He is particularly known for his work in Balaghah and more specifically the science of 'Ilm al-Ma-'ani of which he is the founder. His two works, Dala-il al-I'jaz and Asrar al-Balaghah, are the most important works written on al-Balaghah, and it is also al-Jurjani who inspired the Balaghah aspects in az-Zamakhshari's tafsir, entitled "al-Kash-shaaf". Despite the presence of Mu 'tazilte ideas in the al-Kash-shaaf, it is still highly valued for its Balaghah.

Abdul-Qahir al-Jurjani's Mi-at 'Amil inspired the Turkish al-Birgwi (or al-Barkawi) to write his own treatise on the al-'Amil entiled "Kitaab al-'Awaamil (al-Jadiid)" which is huge in the Turkish Madrasahs. al-Bigwi went on to write his masterpiece Ith-haar al-Asraar which he organised according to his al-'Awaamil treatise but incorporating the content of Ibn al-Hajib's al-Kaafiyah which is popular in the Indo-Pak sub-continent, Turkey and Iran.

Abdul-Qahir al-Jurjani is thus a great figure in the Arabic Linguistic Tradition esp. in al-Balaghah and to him is attrubuted the theory that the Inimitability of the Qur'an lies in its Nathm (structural organisation of the words).

Brother Amr, is there a way to send you a mail?