Arabic and Islamic Studies

This study aims to know the impact of the quality of accounting information on investment decision-making in Sudanese commercial banks to ensure that good and accurate information reaches all administrative levels in an appropriate and timely manner to be used in rational decision-making. The study used a questionnaire to collect data, where a sample was selected sample of (50) employees in the various departments of the Sudanese Islamic Solidarity Bank was selected and the questionnaire was distributed to them electronically through the available means. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researchers used a fourdimensional accounting information quality scale (stability, reliability, appropriateness, and comparability) and investment decision-making. The results of the study showed the effectiveness of the impact of the quality of accounting information through variables (stability and comparability) on investment decisionmaking, while the variables of appropriateness and reliability showed that they do not affect investment decision-making. The results of this study and previous studies proved that there is a positive relationship between stability and investment decision-making, as well as between comparability and investment decisionmaking. While the results of the analysis showed that there is no relationship between suitability and investment decision-making.

An up-to-date discussions on the features of the Dhofari Script 2 and a discussion of most of the known texts in this variant, with some preliminary linguistics and paleographic remarks. A *very* preliminary draft - comments are more than welcome.

This article charts the evolution of weak and geminate verbs in Maltese from their Proto-Arabic origins, continuing the work begun in Lucas, Spagnol & Brown (2025) on a comprehensive database of the Form I verbs in use in contemporary standard Maltese. We consider hollow, geminate, final-weak, initial-weak and irregular verbs, focusing on the evolution of the stem vowels of both the Perfect and the Imperfect, and showing how they can be accounted for on the basis of exceptionless sound laws, together with a small number of well-motivated analogical changes. Dan l-artiklu jsegwi l-iżvilupp tal-verbi dgħajfin u torox fil-Malti min-nisel Proto-Għarbi tagħhom, u b'hekk jibni fuq ix-xogħol mibdi minn Lucas, Spagnol u Brown (2025) dwar ġabra sħiħa ta' verbi tal-ewwel forma użati fil-Malti standard kontemporanju. Nittrattaw il-verbi moħfijin, torrox, neqsin, xebbihin u irregolari, u niffukaw fuq l-evoluzzjoni tal-vokali fiz-zokk tal-Perfett u l-Imperfett, u nuru kif jistgħu jiġu spjegati skont regoli fonetiċi bla eċċezzjonijiet, flimkien ma' għadd żgħir ta' bidliet analoġiċi b'motivazzjoni ċara.

Bu məqalədə müfəssir Beyzavinin təfsir sahəsində yazdığı "Ənvarut-tənzil və əsrarut-təvil" adlı əsəri, təfsir metodu və İslam təfsir ənənəsinin inkişafında onun rolu baxımından təhlil edlimişdir. İlk olaraq, Beyzavinin həyatı, elmi yaradıcılığı, yaşadığı dövrdə ictimai-siyasi vəziyyət haqqında məlumat verilmiş, həyatı ilə bağlı bəzi tarixi məsələlərə toxunulmuş, vəfat tarixi ilə bağlı mübahisəli fikirlər tədqiq edilmişdir. Bununla yanaşı, müəllifin İlahi kitabı təfsir edərkən izlədiyi təsir metodu araşdırılmışdır. "Ənvarut-tənzil və əsrarut-təvil" əsəri öz dövrünün və müasir dövrün alimləri tərəfindən böyük rəğbət və təqdirlə qarşılanmışdır. Belə ki, müxtəsər bir təfsir olması ilə yanaşı, zəngin möhtəvaya malik olması elm adamlarının diqqətini cəlb etmiş və yüzlərlə elmi əsərin qaynağı olmuşdur. Həmçinin, bu əsər qiraətlər, dil qaydalarına və yüksək ədəbi dil üslubunu xarakterizə edən bəlağət incəliklərini ehtiva etməsi, yeri gəldiyində, etiqadi və fiqhi məzhəblərin görüşlərinə müraciət edib, uyğun bildiyi görüşləri əqli və nəqli dəlillərlə dəstəkləməsi və bəzən də elmi təfsir metodundan istifadə etməsi baxımından təfsilatlı və geniş, ifadələrinin qısalılığı baxımından isə müxtəsərdir. Belə əhatəli və ecazkar bir əsər, Quranın başa düşülməsinə böyük bir töhfə vermişdir. Əsərdə zəif hədislərin yer alması, şaz qiraətlərə önəm verilməsi və bu əsərin Zəməxşərinin "əl-Kəşşaf" əsərinin müxtəsəri olması səbəbindən tənqid edilsə də, üzərinə 250-dən çox haşiyə yazılması təqdirəlayiq olmasının bir nümunəsidir.

Culture is the cornerstone of human society, influencing behaviors, beliefs, and social interactions. Social dynamics, the patterns of interaction between individuals and groups, are deeply intertwined with cultural norms and values. This paper explores how culture shapes social behavior, group cohesion, and societal change, using real-life examples from contemporary society.

В статье рассматривается ряд средневековых арабоязычных концепций, объясняю­щих метафизические основания человеческого действия. Анализируя комплекс онто­логических проблем, связанных с происхождением деяний, их каузальным отношени­ем к человеческой и божественной волям, автор эксплицирует парадигмальные раз­личия между арабо-мусульманскими и самаритянскими метафизическими моделями. В частности, доказывается, что оригинальная арабская онтология фундирована прин­ципом акцидентальной дискретности, в соответствии с которым любое деяние следу­ет считать феноменальным проявлением элементарного акционального комплекса – актов воления, могущества и собственно действования. Согласно мутакаллимам, раз­вивавшим свои метафизические модели независимо от эпигонических построений арабоязычного перипатетизма и ишракизма, каждый из трех элементов поступка представляет собой самостоятельную акциденцию, продуцируемую либо Богом, либо человеком; их связь обусловлена причинами не столько онтологического, сколько корреляционного порядка. Философский суфизм, в свою очередь, настаивает на авто­номности человеческого действования и человеческой же воли, антагонистичной по отношению к утвержденным в самости Бога «воплощенностям» предметов миро­здания. Что до самаритянской «философии действия», то она развивает в целом две линии умозрения мутакаллимов – детерминистическую и мутазилитскую.

During the 1960s and 1970s, many intellectuals and ordinary citizens in Egypt were imprisoned and detained for political reasons. Many of them wrote about their experiences, creating a corpus of prison memoirs known by the Arabic name of adab al-suğūn (prison literature). These texts reflect the ambivalent position of intellectuals during the Nasser and post-Nasser periods, oscillating between their faith in the state, even when it revealed its repressive nature, and their progressive loss of trust in it. This article focuses on memoirs written by women who were imprisoned in the al-Qanāṭir al-Ḫayriyya prison in 1981. I will first highlight some common themes in women's prison writing, particularly within Egyptian literature. Then, I will closely examine two memoirs: Nawāl al-Saʿdāwī's Muḏakkirātī fī siğn al-nisā' ('My Memories from Women Prison,' 1983) and Laṭīfa al-Zayyāt's Ḥamlat taftīš: awrāq šaḫṣiyya ('The Search: Personal Papers,' 1992), pointing at the way these authors use the resources and conventions of the genre of prison literature to deconstruct the rhetorical image of the imprisoned intellectual. Building on Mikhail Bakhtin's idea of the chronotope and on recent scholarship regarding the interplay between temporality, post-colonial memory, and trauma, I will demonstrate how the mass arrests of 1981, the emergence of a neoliberal order in Egypt, and the failure of revolutionary and emancipatory ideals disrupt a linear perception of time. This creates a rupture, leading to what can be described as a 'post-colonial melancholia' that leads the women authors toward an idealization of the prison experience.

Museum Exhibition Management: Perspectives Mainamati Museum
(জাদুঘর প্রদর্শনী ব্যবস্থাপনা: প্রেক্ষিত ময়নামতি জাদুঘর)

এই গবেষণাপত্রে বাংলাদেশের প্রধান প্রত্নতাত্ত্বিক ঐতিহ্যের অন্যতম কেন্দ্র ময়নামতি জাদুঘরের প্রদর্শনী ব্যবস্থাপনার দিকগুলো বিশ্লেষণ করা হয়েছে। গবেষণায় প্রদর্শনী পদ্ধতি, স্থানীয় বিন্যাস এবং ব্যাখ্যামূলক কৌশলগুলি কিভাবে দর্শকদের ময়নামতি প্রত্নতাত্ত্বিক সংগ্রহের সাথে পরিচিতি করায়, তা তুলে ধরা হয়েছে। প্রদর্শনীর আকর্ষণ বাড়ানোর সাথে সাথে সংগ্রহের সংরক্ষণের চ্যালেঞ্জও এখানে আলোচিত হয়েছে। আধুনিক প্রযুক্তি এবং কিউরেটরিয়াল কৌশলের ভূমি প্রদর্শনী মান উন্নয়নে কিভাবে সহায়ক, তা বিশ্লেষণ করা হয়েছে। শেষমেষ, গবেষণায় দেখা গেছে যে, কার্যকর প্রদর্শনী ব্যবস্থাপনা ময়নামতি জাদুঘরে সাংস্কৃতিক ঐতিহ্য রক্ষা এবং জনসাধারণের ইতিহাসবোধ উভয়ই সমৃদ্ধ করতে পারে।

This paper explores exhibition management practices in the context of the Mainamati Museum, a key repository of Bangladesh’s Buddhist archaeological heritage. The study highlights how display techniques, spatial organization, and interpretive methods contribute to visitors’ understanding of artifacts from the Mainamati archaeological sites. It emphasizes the challenges of balancing artifact preservation with engaging presentation for diverse audiences. The research also examines the role of modern technology and curatorial strategies in enhancing exhibition quality. Ultimately, the paper argues that effective exhibition management at Mainamati Museum can both safeguard cultural heritage and enrich public historical consciousness.

The research used the inductive method to monitor the common mistakes of the competitors, with the application of the descriptive analytical method to describe and arrange these errors, and to indicate the ways to treat and get rid of them. The research reached results, the most important of which are: that most of the mistakes that the competitors make are due to the lack of mastery in pronouncing some letters, especially with regard to separating tender letters (Terqeeq) from glorified letters (Tefkheem) when they are adjacent, and that the common mistakes in stopping and starting are frequent among the competitors, especially when re-reading after a forced or optional stop.

MS Vind. phil. gr. 115 includes a number of anonymous astrological chapters translated from Arabic into Byzantine Greek, alongside Greek excerpts attributed to ʾAbū Maʿšar al-Balḫī and al-Qabīṣī. This contribution presents a study of the manuscript, a discussion of the role it played in the transmission of Arabo-Byzantine astrological texts, and an edition and English translation of the anonymous chapters.

This essay intends to shed light on the historical evolution of Arab Studies in Greece from the establishment of its modern state in the 1830s until the present. More specifically, the major driving forces behind the Greek educational and academic institutions' re-discovery of the so-called ''Orient'' are discussed, reflecting the great orientalist traditions of Europe, in addition to domestic political considerations and regional geopolitical repercussions. Taking into account the relevant academic literature written in Greek and today's respective university departments and courses, as well as the dominant approaches towards the teaching of Islam and the culture of the Arabs, this research addresses first the historical and intellectual peculiarities of Greek Orientalism and then analyzes the factors that have affected and continue to affect the content and orientations of Arab Studies in the Greek academia between the 20 th and the 21 st century. The essay concludes with an assessment of the continuities with past experiences and the most recent trends regarding the status of Arab Studies.

We developed an original approach to Arabic traditional morphology, involving new concepts in Semitic lexicology, morphology, and grammar for standard written Arabic. This new methodology for handling the rich and complex Semitic languages is based on good practices in Finite-State technologies (FSA/FST) by using Unitex, a lexicon-based corpus processing suite. For verbs (Neme, 2011), I proposed an inflectional taxonomy that increases the lexicon readability and makes it easier for Arabic speakers and linguists to encode, correct, and update it. Traditional grammar defines inflectional verbal classes by using verbal pattern-classes and root-classes. In our taxonomy, traditional pattern-classes are reused, and root-classes are redefined into a simpler system. The lexicon of verbs covered more than 99% of an evaluation corpus. For nouns and adjectives (Neme, 2013), we went one step further in the adaptation of traditional morphology. First, while this tradition is based on derivationa...

A natural path for Arabic morphology consists in adopting or adapting both the traditional Semitic model and finite-state technologies. On the one hand, we have to facilitate the linguist’s task of lexical encoding by proposing a familiar formalism: the Semitic model for morphology. On the other hand, computer scientists, in general, point to FSTs as standard devices for inflection; and FSTs have shown their simplicity and efficiency in inflectional morphology for European languages. Nevertheless, there are countless complexities in the implementation of this model with such a technique. This is due to the richness of Arabic morphology and to the actual details of the traditional root-and-pattern model. In fact, there is an opposition between the requirement to be faithful to the essence of the Semitic model, for the sake of lexicon encoders, and the necessity to curb the complexity of its traditional version. Yet, no trade-off has been found.Indeed, we have achieved and created fro...

Samarra rappresenta senza dubbio un caso particolare all'interno dell'ampio contesto delle esplorazioni pionieristiche che hanno visto il mondo occidentali interessarsi al patrimonio culturale iracheno nell'800. Al tempo, infatti, l'interesse degli imperi coloniali era rivolto ai siti archeologici pre-Islamici, per la loro correlazione con il testo Biblico: gli sforzi europei erano concentrati su interessi particolaristici, venivano considerati degni di rilevanza solo quei siti utili alla costruzione e all'affermazione identitaria occidentale. L'archeologia e, dunque, la sua rilevanza storica venivano gerarchizzate secondo i paradigmi occidentali ed europei. Conseguentemente a ciò, i siti archeologici ed artistici islamici venivano scarsamente presi in considerazione, in quanto considerati irrilevanti ai fini della legittimazione biblica. Una delle poche eccezioni a riguardo furono, però, gli scavi operati nel sito archeologico di Samarra, in Iraq. Dichiarata Patrimonio dell'Umanità dall'UNESCO nel 2007, Samarra oggi è al centro di sfide complesse che intrecciano politica, religione e memoria collettiva, in un contesto segnato da decenni di guerra e instabilità.

Paper ini memperkenalkan dan menguraikan konsep "Siyar" dalam Islam. Dijelaskan bahwa "Siyar" (سِيَرَ), yang merupakan bentuk jamak dari "sirah" (سِيْرَة), memiliki arti cara atau kisah, dan berbeda dari "Syi'ar" (شِعَارٌ) yang berarti mengetahui atau mengenal. Secara terminologis, Siyar didefinisikan sebagai cara-cara interaksi Nabi Muhammad SAW sebagai pemimpin negara dengan negara lain, baik Muslim maupun non-Muslim, yang kini dikenal sebagai hukum internasional Islam. Konsep ini didasarkan pada Al-Qur'an, Sunnah, dan Ijma' (kesepakatan ulama). Abu Hanifah adalah yang pertama kali merumuskan Siyar sebagai disiplin hukum yang terpisah dari fiqh, yang kemudian dikembangkan lebih lanjut oleh muridnya, Imam Al-Shaybani, dalam karyanya Siyar Al-Saghir dan Siyar Al-Kabir. Sebagai contoh kontemporer, disebutkan bahwa Iran menerapkan prinsip-prinsip Siyar dalam kebijakan luar negerinya.

This study examines the carpet trade as reflected in correspondence sent to the merchant Omar bin Abdulrahman Al-Omari from 1345-1354 AH (1926-1935 AD). Various merchants addressed these letters to Al-Omari, who managed his trade in Medina following his relocation from Unaizah. Al-Omari also received correspondence during his travels to Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, and India. These documents provide significant historical insights and a detailed portrayal of goods exchanged among merchants, focusing on carpets . The study includes several sections. It introduces merchant Omar bin Abdulrahman Al-Omari, his commercial activities, and his role in the carpet trade. It researches correspondence to identify the key merchants he collaborated with, the types of carpets referenced in the letters, their pricing, shipping methods, and challenges associated with carpet transport . This research draws upon a primary source: Pictures of the Commercial Movement in Unaizah in the Mid-Fourteenth Century AH through Documents Sent to Omar bin Abdulrahman bin Muhammad Al-Omari. These documents contain valuable historical data, presenting a clear view of economic conditions, particularly those affecting the buying and selling activities tied to the carpet trade. The study yields several conclusions, emphasizing the value of local archival sources, particularly commercial correspondence, in tracking trade activities and identifying primary goods exchanged among merchants. These goods notably include foodstuffs, fabrics, carpets, and other items. The findings highlight Al-Omari's extensive network within the carpet trade, the variety of carpet sources, the breadth of merchants with whom he conducted business, and the fluctuating prices within this trade sector. Additionally, the correspondence underscores obstacles such as inadequate storage and shipping issues that complicated the carpet trade.

This paper contends that Arab monarchies, most notably Saudi Arabia, strategically deploy ‘Takfiri Wahhabism’—a politicized Sunni Islamic doctrine—to consolidate power at home and counter Iran’s revolutionary threat abroad. This calculated instrumentalization of religious ideology heightens sectarian (Sunni-Shia) and ethnic (Arab-Persian) divisions, drawing on collective narcissism and the ‘narcissism of minor differences’ to maintain domestic authority and regional dominance. By foregrounding these motives, the analysis exposes how identity manipulation is central to current Middle Eastern fault lines.

Linguistics plays a crucial role in studying and understanding the structure of language, including in the context of Arabic. The Arabic language, with its complex system of morphology, syntax, and phonology, requires an in-depth linguistic approach to analyze its grammatical structure. This study aims to explore how linguistic theories, such as phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics, contribute to understanding the basic structure of Arabic. Through linguistic approaches, a clearer and more structured understanding of sentence structure, word patterns, and the relationships between language elements can be achieved. This paper also discusses the challenges faced in applying linguistic theories to Arabic, as well as the importance of a linguistic approach in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers. The findings of this study are expected to provide broader insights into the role of linguistics in learning and teaching Arabic more effectively and systematically.

خلال إحدى الفعاليات العلمية، وكما هو متعارف عليه، يتبادل المشاركون التحية والسلام فيما بينهم قبل بدء الفعالية. وفي هذا السياق، رفض أحد الأساتذة تقبيل أحد المشاركين، مبررًا ذلك بضرورة الالتزام بالمسافة الصحية وإجراءات ما بعد كورونا. وأشار إلى أن التقبيل ليس من عادات الليبيين، بل هو تقليد جاء من دول المشرق العربي. في المقابل، اعتبر المشارك أن التقبيل يعد رمزًا للاحترام والتقدير، وليس مجرد عادة شكلية. لتلطيف الأجواء، تدخلت في النقاش وذكرت أن التحية والسلام كانت موجودة في ليبيا منذ زمن طويل، حيث كانت أكثر حميمية، وكان يتم تقبيل الأيدي عدة مرات مع سؤال عن الحال ورد متبادل. كما أشرت إلى أن هذا النمط من التحية كان سائدًا في كل من شرق وغرب البلاد، وليس مقصورًا على منطقة معينة. وفي كتابها "عشرة سنوات في بلاط طرابلس"، تطرقت الأنسة "تولي" إلى هذا النمط من التحية بين الليبيين، مشيرة إلى أنه لم يكن مقتصرًا على الرجال فحسب، بل شمل النساء أيضًا. وقد استمرت هذه الممارسة حتى أواخر السبعينيات من القرن الماضي، كأن الليبيين لم يغيروا عاداتهم منذ عقود، ثم بدأت تختفي تدريجيًا مع التغيرات الاجتماعية.

Arabic manuscripts often contain a variety of marginal notes and end-page annotations, including literary texts, historical records, and general knowledge, written by the author after the manuscript's circulation or by others unconnected to the author. These notes, which are sometimes responses to the book's content, personal recollections, or documentation of significant events—such as births, deaths, or human and natural incidents—are collectively referred to in codicology as: Manuscript notes. This study aims to examine how early scholars utilized these marginal notes, treating them as reliable sources in the creation of biographies. It also seeks to draw the attention of manuscript editors to the importance of documenting all marginal data, even if unrelated to the main content of the manuscript, due to its value in filling informational gaps regarding historical events and figures.

يرصد الناظر في المخطوطات العربية كثرة ما يُكتب على طرر بعضها وخواتيمها من نصوص أدبية وتقييدات تاريخية ومعارف عامة، سجلها المؤلف على نسخته بعد إطلاق كتابه للتداول، أو قيَّدها أناس آخرون لا يتصلون بمؤلف الكتاب، إما استدراكاً على المؤلف لما في مضمون الكتاب، أو استذكاراً لها، أو تقييداً لحادثة ما تستدعي التوثيق حتى لا يطرقها النسيان، من ولادة طفل، أو وفاة رجل، أو حادثة بشرية أو طبيعية. واصطلح علماء المخطوطات على تسمية هذه التقييدات بخوارج النصوص.
وتسعى الدراسة لرصد مدى استفادة القدماء من مادة خوارج النصوص، واعتمادهم لها كموارد موثوقة في صناعة التراجم للأعلام. ولفت أنظار المحققين إلى الاهتمام بكل ما يرد على المخطوطات من بيانات حتى وإن كانت لا تتصل بالكتاب ومادته، نظراً لقيمتها في سدّ النقص المعرفي حول الأحداث والشخصيات.

This study seeks to explore one of the enigmatic pericopes in the Qur’an, namely, Q. 38:31-34, which delineates Solomon’s divine trial. The interpretation deduced from this Qur’anic passage portrays Solomon’s failure to pass God’s trial, followed by his subsequent dethroning and eventual restoration. As already proposed by H. Speyer, while this trial finds its background in the Hebrew Bible (1 Kings 10-11), the narrative of Solomon losing his throne due to disobedi-ence resonates profoundly with Rabbinic haggada, most extensively portrayed in the Babyloni-an Talmud, Gittin 68a-68b, and its echo is detectable within the Muslim exegetical tradition.
This paper will employ recent methodological advancements in studying and dating Muslim traditions, with an aim to identify the earliest versions of these parallel narratives in Islamic lit-erature across various genres such as tafsīr, tārīkh, and qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʾ. By juxtaposing these narratives with Jewish-rabbinical traditions, this study illuminates the dynamic cultural and re-ligious exchange between Jewish (and Christian), and early Muslim communities. It asserts that the Islamic material offers invaluable insights into the interpretive processes of the earliest Muslims as they engaged with the biblical narratives referenced in the Quran. Challenging pre-vailing scholarly viewpoints in Quranic Studies, this paper proposes that the Islamic tradition demonstrates a continuity of late antique traditions and can be instrumental in reconstructing the historical context in which the Qur'an emerged, underlining the complexities and richness of cultural and religious interactions during this period. The ultimate objective of this study is to shed light on how the interplay of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions can serve as a po-tent tool for reconstructing the early Muslim understanding of biblical narratives.

Pahang melalui pendekatan pemerhatian epistemologikal. Ia menggunakan kaedah analisis literatur untuk menelusuri bagaimana Fiqh al-Watan berkembang daripada realiti sosio-politik masyarakat Melayu-Islam, dikodifikasikan melalui Hukum Kanun Pahang, dan kemudiannya diangkat sebagai satu teori kenegaraan Islam oleh sarjana moden. Kajian ini menyoroti gabungan sumber wahyu, akal, dan budaya lokal sebagai teras epistemologi Islam tempatan. Teori Fiqh al-Watan didapati mampu menawarkan alternatif kepada model kenegaraan kolonial-sekular dan berpotensi untuk diaplikasikan semula dalam konteks reformasi tadbir urus kontemporari di dunia Islam.

تسعى هذه المقاربة الأرشيفيّة السرديّة إلى إعادة تأويل مذكّرات الملك عبدالله الأوّل بن الحسين من خلال تحليل نصّي (مذكّراتي) و(التَّكْملة)، باعتبارهما سرديّتين تُنتجان خطابًا هاشميًّا يُؤطّر الذّات الملكيّة داخل منظومة الشّرعيّة، ويُعيد تمثيل الذّاكرة الفرديّة بوصفها انعكاسًا للهويّة الجمعيّة. ومن هذا المنطلق، تهدف الدراسة إلى مساءلة البنية العميقة لهذا الخطاب الذاتي، بوصفه أرشيفًا حيًّا ومتحرّكًا، يتداخل فيه الحميمي بالتّاريخي، وتنبثق منه تمثيلات رمزيّة تُعيد رسم مشهديّة التحوّلات السياسيّة والثقافيّة في سياق تشكّل العالم العربي الحديث. وقد انتظمت هذه القراءة في مسارين متعاضدين ومتكاملين: أوّلُهما: المسارُ التنظيريّ، حيثُ سعت الدراسة إلى تأصيل مفهوم (الأرشيف السرديّ)، مستنيرةً بطروحات بول ريكور في تشكّل الذّاكرة والهوية، وتأمّلات جاك دريدا في بنيات الأرشفة والتمثيل، إلى جانب إسهامات عبد الله إبراهيم في تحليل السّرد العربي الحديث، وغيرهم ممّن أسهموا في بناء مفهوم الأرشيف بوصفه حقلًا نصّيًّا رمزيًّا. وثانيهما: المسارُ الإجرائيّ التطبيقيّ، الذي انطلقت فيه الدّراسة من تحليل معمّق للبنية السرديّة في نصّي (مذكّراتي) و(التَّكْملة)، مستكشفةً -من خلال مداريّات نصّيّة متشابكة- كيف تتشكّل معالم الأرشيف السرديّ من خلال النّصّ السّيريّ. وقد خلصت الدّراسة إلى أنّ هذين النصّين يُشكّلان خطابًا سرديًّا غنيًّا بالدلالات، وأرشيفًا رمزيًّا فاعلًا يُنتج سرديّة تمثيليّة تتداخل فيها الأبعاد الشرعيّة والثقافيّة، وتُبيّن كيف تُبنى السيادة من داخل اللغة، وكيف يُعاد تأريخ الذّات من أعماق الوجدان وتموّجات الذاكرة

EL HADI, Sara, Translation of Mohammed HASHAS’ Foreword: Writing as Critical Intellectual Gratitude, in Contemporary Moroccan Thought: On Philosophy, Theology, Society, and Culture, Ijtihad Journal for Islamic and Arabic Studies, Ijtihad Center for Studies and Training, Belgium, Vol. 2, Issue 3, June 2025, 239-246.
سارة الهادي، ترجمة تصدير محمد حصحاص لكتاب الفكر المغربي المعاصر في الفلسفة واللاهوت والمجتمع والثقافة،
"الكتابة بوصفها عرفانا فكريا نقديا"، مجلة اجتهاد للدراسات الإسلامية والعربية، مركز اجتهاد للدراسات والتكوين، بلجيكا،
مج. 2 ، ع. 3 ، يونيو 2025 ، 239 - 246

Foreword: Writing as Critical Intellectual Gratitude, by M. Hashas
In Mohammed Hashas, ed., Contemporary Moroccan Thought: On Philosophy, Theology, Society, and Culture (Brill 2025), pp. 830. ISBN 978-90-04-51952-7
الكتابة بوصفها عرفانا فكريا نقديا
تصدير "كتاب الفكر المغربي المعاصر
في الفلسفة واللاهوت والمجتمع والثقافة "
الدكتور محمد حصحاص
Translated by: Sara EL HADI سارة الهادي
Ijtihad Journal for Islamic and Arabic Studies, Volume 2 - Issue 3, January - June 2025, pp. 239-246

salam semoga tetap dilimpahkan kepada junjungan kita Nabi Muhammad SAW beserta keluarga dan para sahabat yang telah membawa petunjuk kebenaran ke seluruh umat manusia, sehingga keluar dari kegelapan baik ilmu maupun akidah. Selama melakukan penelitian di UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang banyak pihak yang telah membantu. Oleh karena itu dengan rasa tulus ikhlas tim peneliti menyampaikan ucapan terima kasih kepada:

Mazhab Syafie sering dianggap mazhab yang paling kurang memberikan perhatian terhadap maqasid syariah dalam penentuan hukum syarak. Ini kerana mazhab Syafie hanya menghadkan dalil penentuan hukum hanyalah berasaskan kepada Quran, hadis, ijmak dan qiyas sahaja. Perbahasan mengenai maqasid syariah pula seringkali muncul apabila maṣlaḥah mursalah dibicarakan oleh ilmuwan Islam. Mazhab Syafie pula terkenal dengan penolakan terhadap maṣlaḥah mursalah sebagai sandaran hukum. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti kedudukan maqasid syariah sebagai sandaran hukum menurut mazhab Syafie. Ini kerana menurut sebahagian pengkaji, maqasid syariah pernah dinyatakan kepentingan oleh Imam Syafie dalam proses penentuan hukum. Kajian ini menggunakan metod analisis dokumen bagi menghimpunkan pandangan-pandangan ilmuwan mazhab Syafie yang muktabar terhadap maqasid syariah dan seterusnya menyimpulkan kedudukannya sebagai sandaran hukum menurut mazhab Syafie. Hasil kajian mendapati maqasid syariah tela...

The role of Mahmud Yunus is very prominent in the development and reformation of Islam in Indonesia through his pace and mind, but he only popular as a man of education and less popular as a leader in other area of study, particularly as a leader who understands jurisprudence. The objective of this study is to determine and identify the life of Mahmud Yunus and to display, highlight, and analyze his thinking of fiqh as a representation from the Indonesian scholars of fiqh. This study is a qualitative study. The main data obtained from the fiqh works of Mahmud Yunus, while supporting data consist from the books of classic and contemporary jurisprudence and other resources that are appropriate, and then was analyzed with content analysis techniques (content analysis) through descriptive, analytical and comparative methodology. Furthermore, data were also obtained from various informants through interviews (indepth interview), then was analyzed, worked on shows and presented in a report using descriptive methodology. As a results show that Mahmud Yunus is a scholar of Islamic reformers in Indonesia. In addition, as popular as an educational leader, he also can be called as a scholar / mujtahid in Indonesia. This can be seen from the papers, international experience, capacity and other scholars confession to him. His thought of Fiqh shows that Mahmud Yunus discusses various aspects of research and content in the knowledge of fiqh, especially in areas of fundamental and practical. Debate jurisprudence with such magnitude was presented with simple and easy to understand language parallel with the form, purpose, and provision of the work. Fiqh current issues / contemporary also get his attention in discussion. Moderate and open attitude towards different sects can be seen in his written of fiqh literature. His reference, comparison, views, and comments should not be limited between the four sects only, but sometimes extends to other sects. Furthermore, he also collecting the opinions of world scholars contemporary on a regular basis in order to analyze it for creating goodness and rejecting harm to Bahg 1 (Eficandra).indd 5 7/2/2013 8:44:22 AM brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by UKM Journal Article Repository Islamiyyat 35(1) people. Then, the application on relevant and muktabar of fiqhiyyah rules be taken as a priority by Mahmud Yunus in supporting his thought of fiqh.

تتضمّن هذه الدّراسة قراءة تحليلية لمضمون رسالة رسمية وجهها الأمير المرابطي "يوسف بن تاشفين" (465–500هـ/1073–1106م) إلى نظيره الحمّادي "النّاصر بن علناس" (454-481هـ/1062-1088م)، ساعة تأجج حدّة الخلاف بينهما، واشرافهما على المواجهة المسلّحة المباشرة مجدّدا، حيث أفادتنا على هامش موضوعها الرّئيسي بمعلومات هامّة جديرة بالتّمعّن والمناقشة، أغفلتها تماما مصادر التّاريخ الحمّادي من قبل حول مسألة إرغام القبائل العربية الهلالية للحمّاديين على الرّحيل قَصْرًا من القلعة صوب بجاية.

This article explores the narrative structure in the Qur’ānic surahs related to the story of creation. It begins with a brief introduction to the theoretical concepts of narrative grammar. The study then examines how this narrative grammar functions within the selected surahs at both micro and macro levels. At the micro level, the main events of each surah are outlined, identifying their fixed and variable elements. Additionally, the composition of these narratives is analyzed in terms of temporal, spatial, and causal principles. At the macro level, the study highlights the connection between these surahs, the prophetic biography, and the core teachings of Islam, including monotheism (Tawhid), prophethood (Nubuwwah), resurrection (Ma‘ad), and divine justice (‘Adl). These stories align seamlessly with the overarching themes and objectives of their respective surahs. Through Adam’s creation, God affirms His oneness (Tawhid) and appoints prophets to guide Adam's descendants. In contrast, Iblis and his followers oppose the prophets and the righteous. However, divine justice ultimately ensures that victory belongs to the righteous, and Adam and his progeny return to God (resurrection). Thus, the core theme of Adam’s story revolves around three key axes: the call to worship, arrogance and rejection, and the salvation of believers alongside the downfall of disbelievers—an axis that extends to other Qur’ānic narratives as well. The findings of this study deepen our understanding of the Qur’ān’s narrative structures and their connection to divine teachings. Furthermore, they provide a foundation for further research in narratology, semantics, and the intertextual analysis of religious texts.

This study examines the representation of cultural hybridity in two postcolonial novels: Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih and Admiring Silence by Abdulrazak Gurnah. Both protagonists serve as central figures for exploring hybridity, having lived through colonial and post-independence periods, studied in England, and acquired its language and culture. Despite these shared experiences, neither succeeds in achieving integration or establishing an in-between space for hybrid identity. the paper begins with an overview of Homi Bhabha's theory of cultural hybridity, followed by an analysis of how hybridity is portrayed through the protagonists in the two novels. It then addresses the failure of hybridity and incorporates critical perspectives from Western scholars. The study concludes that, although hybridity reflects cultural interaction between colonizer and colonized, it remains confined within the dominance of colonial discourse and its narratives of representing the "Other." By comparing the two works, the research highlights the complexities of identity formation and the inherent challenges in transcending colonial structures.

Al-Hasan b. al-Haytham (354–430/965–1040) was a scientific luminary of Fatimid culture whose work irradiated throughout Islam and beyond. His treatise Kitab al-Manazir (Book of Optics), which famously advanced both the physiology and phenomenology of vision, resonated beyond these domains in the sphere of art.1 As is well known, Renaissance Italy engaged in a re-positioning of the ontotheological role of man in Christian metaphysics, in which Ibn al-Haytham’s optics were instrumentalised in order to create figurative representations imitating the the various forms of the appearance of nature as the eye perceives them. Thus was born the so-called ‘scientific linear perspective’, becoming the conceptual and stylistic canon of Western art until its de-mythification in the 19th century. Due to this momentous transcultural collusion between art and science which it occasioned in global cultural history, Ibn al-Haytham’s legacy has received a great deal of attention from both scientific and art historical experts. However, the reference to this legacy in art history has not been without pitfalls. The present essay endeavours to discuss these pitfalls.

Chapter contribution to book accompanying the exhibition "Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World," organized by Ladan Akbarnia for the San Diego Museum of Art, inspired by Qazwini's Ajaib al-Makhluqat, written in the 13th century..

This qualitative study aims to analyze the impact of BBC Arabic Live on fostering
vocabulary skills. The subject totaled 37 slow learners in their bachelor of art program;
the Arabic department was at The New College, Chennai, India. The Experimental Group
was trained for vocabulary acquisition through ten classroom activities using BBC Arabic
Live. The qualitative questionnaires were given after carrying out the classroom
activities. The data were analyzed using a qualitative approach. The results showed that
a live BBC Arabic News classroom activity approach brought about potential changes in
their vocabulary acquisition. This study applied pedagogical implications for fostering
vocabulary skills through listening skills. It underscored the practical importance of
student-centered approaches for honing modern Arabic vocabulary skills. Overall, the
study's findings point to the potential benefits of using BBC Arabic Live in the classroom
to help students learning Arabic as a foreign language acquire vocabulary. The study's
findings emphasize the necessity of learner-centric and student-centered approaches to
language learning, which has significant ramifications for approaches to language
teaching in higher education. Future studies in this field might look at the impact of
vocabulary development on other language abilities like reading and writing, or they
might examine the usage of different media sources for vocabulary acquisition.
Keywords: Arabic As a Foreign Language; TAFL; Live Learning; Activity-Based
Approaches; Classroom Activities; Pedagogical Implications; BBC Arabic Live News

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"Il est des parcours scientifiques qui, loin de toute ostentation, imposent par la constance de leur exigence et la justesse de leur méthode. Claude Audebert appartient à cette rare catégorie de chercheuses dont le travail, profondément ancré dans l’étude des textes et des langues, a su tracer une voie singulière dans le champ des études arabes. Son attachement aux formes de savoir souvent marginales ou peu explorées – oralité, poésie
ancienne, lexique dialectal – s’est toujours accompagné d’une rigueur exemplaire. Ce volume collectif, qui réunit collègues, élèves et amis, se veut à la fois un hommage et un prolongement. Il témoigne de la reconnaissance d’une communauté intellectuelle et cherche à restituer, autant qu’il est possible, la richesse d’un itinéraire et la fécondité d’une méthode.
Philologue de formation, lectrice passionnée de poésie, enseignante au sens fort du terme, Claude Audebert a su transmettre, au fil de ses années dans des universités tant en France qu’à l’étranger bien plus qu’un savoir : une méthode, une éthique de lecture, une attention obstinée au détail, au texte, à la nuance — autant d’exigences devenues précieuses à une époque où la frénésie de la publication semble s’imposer comme une norme incontournable. Son travail sur la poésie arabe ancienne, en particulier, s’est toujours distingué par une alliance rare entre érudition philologique et sensibilité littéraire, entre rigueur des sources et ouverture à l’interprétation. Ce sont ces qualités que ce volume tente, à sa manière, de faire résonner."

Ustadh Mahmoud Mohamed Taha is one of the least known but most interesting figures in Sudanese history. The movement he led, the Republican Brotherhood, played a significant role in the debates within Sudanese society during the 1950s-1980s. This study presents the life and thought of this figure, analyzing his main work: The Second Message of Islam. This volume forms the foundation of his entire Islamist ideology, a progressive, pacifist, and tolerant Islamism very different from that of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. The essential characteristic of his conception is linked to the distinction between the Islamic message revealed in Mecca and that in Medinamore precisely, between the Meccan and Medinan surahs. He believed that the core teachings of the Qur'an with universal and timeless applicability are the Meccan ones, whereas the laws from Medina are temporary. These unique interpretations by Taha brought him into direct conflict with the Sudanese authorities, who accused him of apostasya conflict that ultimately culminated in his execution. His movement and ideas, unusual for traditional Islam, remain a relevant example of an attempt to modernize Islam and perhaps could have contributed to preserving Sudan's unity.

The research is based on presenting a new reading from a different and unique angle about the discovery of the obligatory and committed verbal provisions in the pronoun of the subject with the verb ascribed to him. The research began with an introduction in which the researcher explained the concept of theory and pronoun, and took care of mentioning the synonymous terms of pronoun and the purpose of pronoun in the Arabic language. Then the introduction was concluded by talking about the pronoun interpreters in terms of rank, number and gender. Unique explanatory tables have been created to illustrate these interpreters. The research aims to show the extent to which the subject's pronouns adheres to those imperative provisions within the Arabic formal structures when assigning its triple verbs to it. The research termed those mandatory provisions the elements of the theory, and found them to be seven counted and exclusively. The research reached some results, including that six of these provisions and elements may be unique to the subject pronoun without the rest of the pronouns, and that the attribution of the subject pronoun to the verb in Arabic use proceeds according to a syntactic system that is very disciplined and very regular. Accordingly; this system deserves to be called theory.

In its 31st edition, the Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre (CIFET) presented a rich and diverse array of theatrical activities. Over ten days, from September 1 to 11, 2024, audiences experienced 26 performances from nineteen Arab and non-Arab countries, alongside nine specialized training workshops in acting and playwriting, led by renowned Arab and international artists. The festival also included five days of seminars, with two sessions per day. The first three days focused on “Theatre and the Conflict of Centers,” where research papers explored the dynamic between Western aesthetic models and Arab theatrical experimentation. Other discussion forums celebrated the influential contributions of selected Arab theater practitioners, recognizing their great
influence within and beyond their communities in the “Gratitude Symposium.”Consistent with previous iterations, the festival also published an important collection of books on theatrical arts, authored by Arab scholars and featuring translated works by European and American writers.

Статья посвящена анализу учения Ибрахима ан-Наззама (ум. ок. 846) реципированного в энциклопедическлс труде «Избавляющий» (al-Muġnī) выдающегося мутазилитского теолога ʻАбд ал-Джаббара (ум. 1025). Цель исследования — выяснить, как и почему наследие ан-Наззама, одного из ключевых представителей басрийской школы мутазилизма, было представлено в поздней мутазилитской традиции, а также определить причины его маргинализации в трудах последователей. Методологически статья фундирована сравнительным анализом источников, включая труды ал-Ашʻари, Ибн Хазма и ал-Багдади.
Автор начинает с обзора исторического генезиса мутазилизма; особое внимание уделено басрийской школе, к которой принадлежал ан-Наззам, и ее отличиям от багдадской школы. Отмечается, что ориги-
нальные сочинения ан-Наззама были утрачены: его идеи сохранились лишь во фрагментах доксографической литературы. Основная часть статьи посвящена детальному анализу упоминаний об ан-Наззаме в «Избавляющем». Автор систематизирует эти упоминания по тематическим разделам энциклопедии,
выделяя ключевые аспекты учения басрийского вольнодумца: теологию (справедливость Бога, свобода воли), антропологию (дихотомия «дух — тело»), гносеологию (виды знания) и эсхатологию (телесное воскресение). Рассматривается и критика ан-Наззама со стороны ʻАбд ал-Джаббара, который, несмотря на полемический тон, сохраняет исторический интерес к идеям предшественника. Автор приходит к выводу, что ограниченное цитирование ан-Наззама в «Избавляющем» отражает тенденцию к систематиза-
ции и схоластизации мутазилитской мысли в X–XI вв., когда ранние, менее структурированные работы уступили место более строгим теологическим «суммам». Это привело к маргинализации идей ан-Наззама, которые воспринимались как устаревшие или противоречащие позднейшим доктринам бахшамитов (последователей ʼАбу Хашима ал-Джуббаʼи). Тем не менее ʻАбд ал-Джаббар включает их в свой труд, демонстрируя преемственность традиции и необходимость критического осмысления ранних этапов развития школы.

Kur'ân-ı Kerîm âyetler nde nanç, badet ve ahlâk esasları yanında gerek k ş sel gerekse toplumsal hayatı lg lend ren konular da ele alınmaktadır. Bunların b r kısmında muamelat ve t caret b r kısmında da ukubata da r esaslar konu ed lmekte ve tefs r usulünde bu tür âyetlere ahkâm âyetler adı ver lmekted r. Kur'ân-ı Kerîm' de doğrudan hüküm barındıran âyetler az olsa da fıkıh al mler hem bu âyetlerden hem de ahkâm âyet görünümünde olmayan d ğer âyetlerden çeş tl hükümler st nbât etm şlerd r. Bu da ahkâm âyetler n n sayısı hakkında farklı görüşler n ortaya çıkmasına neden olmuştur. N tek m k m ler b nden fazla ahkâm âyet n n bulunduğunu dd a ederken bazıları se bunların yüz ell kadar olduğunu söylemekted r. 1 Ahkâm âyetler az olmasına rağmen tefs r tar h boyunca en çok bu âyetler üzer nde durulmuştur. Hatta kevnî âyetler n ahkâm âyetler nden sayı bakımından çok daha fazla olması ve bu âyetler üzer nde daha az durulması, bazıları tarafından yadırganmış ve eleşt r konusu yapılmıştır. 2 Ancak ahkâma taalluk eden âyetler n 1