A foundational work in Arabic morphology (sarf) by one of the greatest scholars of the Arabic language in the classical period. Al-Tasrif al-Muluki presents the principles of Arabic word formation and inflection in a systematic and rigorous manner, addressing the morphological changes that words undergo and the rules governing them. The work has been corrected and edited with detailed annotations and a thematic index.

This work remains an important resource for students and researchers seeking a deeper appreciation of the principles of Qur'anic exegesis and the critical methods used by scholars to safeguard the meanings of the Divine Revelation.

Who It Is For Students of Arabic morphology (sarf) at the intermediate and advanced levels, and scholars of the classical Arabic linguistic tradition.

Its Place in the Tradition A foundational work in the classical Arabic morphological tradition by one of the greatest grammarians and philologists of the Islamic period.

Discipline Arabic Language, specifically Arabic morphology (sarf). A classical treatise on Arabic word formation and inflectional morphology by Imam Ibn Jinni.

Level Advanced

Imam Abu al-Fath ʻUthman ibn Jinni al-Nahwi

320–392 AH / 932–1002 CE

Imam Abu al-Fath ʻUthman ibn Jinni al-Mawsili (320–392 AH / 932–1002 CE) was one of the greatest scholars of the Arabic language in the classical period, widely regarded as the foremost grammarian and morphologist of his era. Born in Mosul and later settled in Baghdad, he was a distinguished student of Imam Abu ʻAli al-Farisi and went on to become one of the most celebrated authorities in Arabic grammar and philology. His major works, including Al-Khasaʻis and Al-Munsif, remain foundational references in the Arabic linguistic tradition.

Published by Dar Saʻd Al-Din under their own imprint, corrected and edited with annotations and a thematic index by the former Mufti of Hama.

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