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Arabic and Islamic Literature

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Arabic and Islamic Literature encompasses the body of written works produced in the Arabic language and those influenced by Islamic culture, spanning poetry, prose, and religious texts. It reflects the historical, cultural, and philosophical contexts of the Arab world and the broader Islamic civilization, exploring themes of faith, identity, and social issues.
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Arabic and Islamic Literature encompasses the body of written works produced in the Arabic language and those influenced by Islamic culture, spanning poetry, prose, and religious texts. It reflects the historical, cultural, and philosophical contexts of the Arab world and the broader Islamic civilization, exploring themes of faith, identity, and social issues.

Key research themes

1. How has the development and transformation of the Arabic literary language influenced modern Arabic literature?

This research theme focuses on the evolution of the Arabic language from its classical roots to modern literary forms and how linguistic innovations, stylistic shifts, and language policies have shaped modern Arabic literature. Understanding these language developments is critical because Arabic literature's forms, genres, and reception are deeply tied to linguistic changes, especially in the 19th and 20th centuries when Arabic adapted to new cultural and political realities.

Key finding: Jaroslav Stetkevych's foundational work delineates the lexical expansion and stylistic development of modern Arabic literary language, identifying processes such as deriving new terms from existing roots and assimilating... Read more
Key finding: This study offers a dynamic theoretical framework for analyzing modern Arabic literature as an autonomous system where diverse texts—canonical and non-canonical—interact within linguistic evolution. It highlights how the... Read more
Key finding: Through analysis of post-1967 Arabic literature, the dissertation illustrates how late-modern Arabic literary works critically engage with sociopolitical crises via evolving linguistic and stylistic representations. This work... Read more
Key finding: Although limited in available content, this work discusses developments in Arabic literary forms, contextualizing contemporary expressions within Arabic language usage and cultural practices. It contributes to comprehending... Read more
Key finding: This anthology project addresses the linguistic and textual challenges in preparing reliable editions and translations of classical Arabic texts, underscoring the complex continuity and transformation between classical Arabic... Read more

2. What roles have translation, printing, and circulation played in shaping Arabic and Islamic literature across regions and eras?

This theme explores the historical and cultural dynamics of Arabic and Islamic literature's dissemination through translation, print culture, and circulation beyond traditional geographical boundaries such as the Arab world. It highlights how mechanisms like printing presses in colonial South Asia, translation of Arabic novels into English, and Arabic literature’s engagement with global literary markets have affected accessibility, readership, and cross-cultural literary exchanges, crucial for understanding modern Arabic literary historiography and globalization.

Key finding: This paper documents the pioneering efforts of early 19th-century printing and editing of Arabic books in British Calcutta, predating major Middle Eastern presses. It reveals the significant role played by Indian and European... Read more
Key finding: By compiling a comprehensive bibliography of 277 Arabic novels translated into English (1988–2018), this study identifies key phases in translation flows linked to major geopolitical events such as the Nobel Prize award to... Read more
Key finding: This work examines the globalization of Arabic literature in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, detailing how digital media, new publishing houses, and literary prizes have transformed Arabic literary circulation and... Read more
Key finding: This piece surveys Arab writers’ use of English for literary and scholarly production from before the 1990s, identifying early efforts at reaching global audiences through diverse genres including history and criticism. It... Read more
Key finding: Engaging with theoretical discussions on world literature, this response critiques tendencies to reduce Arabic poetry to cultural or political symbols in translation, advocating for poetic reading attentive to form and the... Read more

3. How can we historically and conceptually define Islamic literature within Arabic and broader Islamic contexts?

This theme investigates the definition, scope, historical development, and literary characteristics of Islamic literature, encompassing Arabic, Persian, and Turkish linguistic traditions. It addresses how Islamic religious, cultural, and philosophical paradigms have shaped literary genres, themes, and modes of expression, and how historical transformations—from early Islam through the Abbasid period to modernity—have influenced Islamic literature’s identity and interaction with regional and global traditions.

Key finding: This comprehensive historical survey delineates Islamic literature's evolution across four major periods, emphasizing Arabic literature's foundational role in shaping key poetic forms and prose genres. It shows the impact of... Read more
Key finding: This paper rigorously defines Islamic literature as literature produced from an Islamic worldview that embodies Islamic ideology and ethics, transcending national and linguistic boundaries. It distinguishes Islamic literature... Read more
Key finding: This article situates Arabic language and literature as a civilizational legacy rather than the possession of any single ethnic or religious group. It traces Arabic’s global diffusion through the Islamic empire and its role... Read more
Key finding: The paper critically examines the development of Arabic literary historiography, focusing on the concept of adab as an inclusive cultural, educational, and literary category. It explores challenges in periodization, defining... Read more
Key finding: This editorial and translation project recontextualizes classical Arabic literature within Islamic and broader Middle Eastern intellectual traditions. By compiling and translating key prose and poetry across centuries, it... Read more

All papers in Arabic and Islamic Literature

The teaching of the Arabic language had different stages before the university stage, which is passed by all who hope to master this honourable language, including the primary, preparatory and secondary stages. For those who want to... more
تهدف هذه الورقة دراسة الاتجاه الاجتماعي في شعر أريبي
القيم الروحية هي مجموعة الأخلاق والفضائل التي يتعارف عليها البشر في مجتمع معين
لقد شغل معجم المرأة أفكار بعض الشعراء النيجيريين حيث يرون أنها قد تكون نبراس الهدى أو معول هدم للصرح الأخلاقي، والفكرة تستمدّ وجاهتها من مكانة المرأة المرموقة في الدين الإسلامي خاصة وفي المجتمع البشري عامة؛ لأنها إذا صلحت صلح... more
فإنّ المتأمّل في واقع الشعر العربي المعاصر يراه يعكس مناهج فكرية مختلفة، بعضها يعكس المنهج الإسلامي والبعض الآخر يعكس المناهج غير الإسلامية من قومية أو شيوعية أو ووجودية أو حداثية وغيرها من الاتّجاهات الضالة في الفكر المعاصر، بيد أنّ... more
الملخص: إنّ من فضل الله ورحمته على الخلق طرا إعطاؤهم عقولا ناضجة لإنشاء واختراع ما ينتفع به آخرون ولو كان من عند غير المؤمنين، لأنه قسّم العلم والفضل والحكمة على الناس جميعا، بيضهم وسودهم، رجالهم ونسائهم، كبيرهم وصغيرهم . ومن بين... more
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