The seven celebrated pre-Islamic odes (Muʻallaqat) presented alongside a concise commentary, Sharh al-Muʻallaqat al-Sabʻ, by the Indian scholar Shaykh ʻAbd al-Rahim al-Safifuri (d. 1267 AH / 1850 CE). The commentary is an abridgement of the celebrated commentary of Imam Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Zawzani (d. 486 AH / 1093 CE), presented in a form suitable for the pedagogical needs of students studying the Muʻallaqat in a traditional madrasa curriculum.

The seven Muʻallaqat — the odes of Imruʻ al-Qays, Tarafa, Zuhayr, Labid, ʻAntara, ʻAmr ibn Kulthum, and al-Harith ibn Hilliza — represent the pinnacle of pre-Islamic Arabic poetry and are essential reading for any serious student of classical Arabic literature and rhetoric. Shaykh al-Safifuriʻs condensed commentary makes the scholarship of al-Zawzani accessible to students while preserving its essential linguistic and rhetorical insights.

Who It Is For Students of classical Arabic literature and rhetoric at the intermediate and advanced levels, and those studying the Muʻallaqat in a traditional madrasa curriculum.

Its Place in the Tradition Part of the tradition of commentary on the Muʻallaqat for pedagogical purposes, bringing the scholarship of Imam al-Zawzani to students through a condensed South Asian scholarly rendering.

Discipline Balaghah and Arabic Literature. A presentation of the seven pre-Islamic Muʻallaqat odes with a concise commentary abridged from the celebrated commentary of Imam al-Zawzani.

Level Intermediate

Shaykh ʻAbd al-Rahim ibn ʻAbd al-Karim al-Safifuri al-Hindi

d. 1267 AH / 1850 CE

Shaykh ʻAbd al-Rahim ibn ʻAbd al-Karim al-Safifuri al-Hindi (d. 1267 AH / 1850 CE) was an Indian scholar known for his contribution to the teaching of classical Arabic literature and the Muʻallaqat within the South Asian madrasa tradition. His abridged commentary on the Seven Odes is derived from the celebrated commentary of Imam al-Zawzani and serves the pedagogical needs of students studying the classical Arabic poetic tradition.

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