117 results for “arabic”

Seerah 5 results
History 21 results
History · Between Isa and Muhammad ﷺ The Hawariyin: Disciples and First Bearers of the Message

...d testify that we are Muslims'" (Surah Aal Imran 3:52). The Arabic word for their self-description is critical: they called th...

History · Between Isa and Muhammad ﷺ Corruption of the Injil: Scripture Altered by Human Hands

...th about Allah while they know" (Surah Aal Imran 3:78). The Arabic word for alteration used in the Quran — tahrif — encompasse...

History · Rashidun Caliphate Founding of Basra

... of Arab tribal settlement, and one of the early centres of Arabic grammar and poetry. Basra would later be significant as the...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Abd al-Malik's Administrative Reforms and Islamic Coinage

...e bureaucratic language of Syria and Egypt, was replaced by Arabic in government correspondence and official registers. Persia...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf Appointed Governor of Iraq

...y played a role in the early standardization of the written Arabic script, commissioning the addition of diacritical marks to ...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Umayyad Siege of Constantinople Repelled

...he city. The expedition assembled a massive combined force: Arabic sources speak of an army of eighty thousand to one hundred ...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Battle of Guadalete — Fall of the Visigothic Kingdom

...r positions during the fighting, a detail mentioned in both Arabic and Latin sources. Roderic died in the battle, his body nev...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Battle of Tours/Poitiers — Halt of Muslim Advance into France

The Battle of Tours and Poitiers — known in Arabic sources as the Battle of Balat al-Shuhada (Court of the Mar...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Bayt al-Hikmah — The House of Wisdom Established

...ed there to translate Greek, Persian, and Indian texts into Arabic, and to produce original works. The institution embodied th...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Al-Mamun and the Translation Movement

...anslations of Greek philosophical and scientific works into Arabic. He sent delegations to Byzantium to acquire manuscripts an...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Al-Khwarizmi and the Birth of Algebra

... of his name. Al-Khwarizmi also produced key works on Hindu-Arabic numerals that transmitted the decimal positional number sys...

Battle · Rashidun Caliphate Battle of Nahavand

The Battle of Nahavand, known in Arabic sources as 'Fath al-Futuh' (Conquest of Conquests), was the...

Battle · Umayyad Dynasty Battle of Poitiers (Tours)

The Battle of Poitiers, known in Arabic as Balat al-Shuhada (Plain of the Martyrs), halted the nort...

Battle · Crusades Era Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, known in Arabic as Ma'rakat al-'Iqab (Battle of the Pass), was a decisive d...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Death of Ibn al-Muqaffa

...bdullah ibn al-Muqaffa, who translated Kalila wa Dimna into Arabic, was executed in Basra. His work established Arabic as a la...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Founding of the House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikmah)

.... Scholars translated Greek, Persian, and Indian works into Arabic, preserving and advancing classical knowledge. Muslim schol...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Al-Khwarizmi Writes Al-Jabr (Algebra)

...se of Wisdom in Baghdad, al-Khwarizmi also introduced Hindu-Arabic numerals to the Islamic world and developed the concept of ...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Death of Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani

...hical information, and historical anecdotes centered around Arabic songs and their composers. It is one of the most important ...

History · Ottoman Empire Muslim Scholars' Influence on the European Renaissance

... Renaissance was significantly fueled by the translation of Arabic scientific and philosophical texts into Latin, particularly...

History · Ottoman Empire Death of Imam as-Suyuti

... Cairo. He authored over 500 works on hadith, tafsir, fiqh, Arabic language, and history. His Tafsir al-Jalalayn (co-authored ...

History · Ottoman Empire First Printing Press in the Arab World

Ibrahim Muteferrika established the first Arabic-script printing press in Istanbul. While printing in Europe...

People 44 results
classical Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi

Arab polymath, teacher of Sibawaih, and inventor of Arabic prosody (ilm al-arud). Compiled Kitab al-Ayn, the first com...

classical Sibawaih

Persian grammarian known as the father of Arabic grammar. His monumental work al-Kitab is the first comprehe...

classical Al-Mubarrad

...and author of al-Kamil fil-Lughah wal-Adab, a major work on Arabic language and literature. He was the chief rival of the Kufa...

classical Ibn Qutaybah

A polymath and leading authority on Arabic literature, Quranic sciences, and hadith interpretation. Hi...

classical al-Zamakhshari

...ashshaf, a tafsir renowned for its unparalleled analysis of Arabic rhetoric and grammar.

medieval Ibn Jinni

... Ali al-Farisi. Author of al-Khasa'is, a pioneering work on Arabic morphology and general linguistics that explored the philos...

medieval Abu al-Qasim az-Zamakhshari

...a Quran commentary celebrated for its masterful analysis of Arabic rhetoric and grammar. Despite his Mu'tazili theological lea...

medieval Al-Qadi al-Fadil

...ecretary of state under Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi. A master of Arabic prose and a brilliant administrator who managed the Ayyubid...

medieval Abu al-Baqa al-Ukbari

...is of the Quran, and al-Lubab fi Ilal al-Bina' wal-I'rab on Arabic syntax and morphology.

medieval Ibn Malik

... (the Thousand-Line Poem), the most famous didactic poem on Arabic grammar. It has been memorized, studied, and commented upon...

medieval Ar-Radiyy al-Astarabadhi

...e considered among the most precise and analytical works in Arabic grammar.

medieval Ibn Hisham an-Nahwi

...an-Nada and Mughni al-Labib, two of the most widely studied Arabic grammar texts. Ibn Khaldun considered him the greatest gram...

ottoman Zakariyya al-Ansari

...ed commentaries on major works of tafsir, hadith, fiqh, and Arabic grammar that became standard seminary texts.

modern Siddiq Hasan Khan

...l through marriage). A prolific author of over 200 works in Arabic, Persian, and Urdu, and a leading figure in the Ahl al-Hadi...

ottoman az-Zabidi

... who settled in Cairo, author of 'Taj al-Arus,' the largest Arabic dictionary, and 'Ithaf as-Sadah,' a commentary on al-Ghazal...

medieval Abu Hayyan al-Andalusi

... of 'al-Bahr al-Muhit,' a major Quran commentary focused on Arabic grammar.

medieval at-Taftazani

...id an-Nasafiyyah' on Maturidi theology and 'al-Mutawwal' on Arabic rhetoric.

medieval al-Fayruzabadi

...ne of the most famous and comprehensive dictionaries of the Arabic language.

medieval Ibn Manzur

...l-Arab,' the most comprehensive classical dictionary of the Arabic language.

classical Ibn Aqil al-Hanbali

... of 'al-Funun,' reportedly the largest book ever written in Arabic.

tabii Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali

A Tabieen scholar of Basra credited with developing Arabic grammatical analysis (nahw) under the guidance of Ali ibn A...

medieval Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan

...fied the Umayyad state after the Second Fitna, standardized Arabic as the administrative language, minted the first Islamic co...

modern Nawawi al-Jawi

...sian-Meccan Shafi'i scholar, author of numerous widely-read Arabic works on fiqh, tafsir, and hadith.

classical al-Farra'

The greatest Arabic grammarian of the Kufa school, author of Ma'ani al-Quran, a...

tabi al-Kisa'i al-Kufi

...reciters; also the leading grammarian of the Kufi school of Arabic linguistics.

late-classical al-Taftazani

...rote authoritative commentaries on kalam, usul al-fiqh, and Arabic rhetoric.

classical al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi

Founder of Arabic prosody and compiler of al-'Ayn, the first Arabic dictionar...

classical Sibawayhi

Author of al-Kitab, the foundational work of Arabic grammar; student of al-Khalil ibn Ahmad; considered 'the Im...

classical al-Azhari (linguist)

Major Arabic lexicographer; author of Tahdhib al-Lughah, an 15-volume di...

classical al-Hariri of Basra

Arabic literary genius; author of the Maqamat al-Hariri, one of th...

classical Tha'lab

...cal school; teacher of al-Hariri's teachers and a legendary Arabic lexicographer.

classical al-Farabi

...her' (after Aristotle); systematized Aristotelian logic for Arabic-speaking world and integrated it with Islamic political tho...

classical al-Jahiz

The greatest prose stylist of classical Arabic; polymath who wrote on theology, zoology, rhetoric, and soc...

classical al-Mutanabbi

The greatest poet in the Arabic language; his panegyric and philosophical verse represents ...

classical Abu Tammam

... compiler of al-Hamasa, an important anthology of classical Arabic poetry.

classical Abu 'Ubayd al-Qasim ibn Sallam

A leading early scholar of Arabic linguistics, hadith, and Quranic studies. His Gharib al-Had...

classical al-Jawhari

Author of al-Sihah, the most widely used classical Arabic dictionary for 500 years. His lexicographic work defined th...

medieval Ibn Atiyya al-Andalusi

...ki scholar whose al-Muharrar al-Wajiz is the most scholarly Arabic-language Quranic commentary of al-Andalus.

contemporary Abu al-Hasan al-Nadwi

Indian Islamic scholar whose 'What Has the World Lost due to the Decline of Muslims?' is one of the most widely read Islamic books globally.

contemporary Khalid Muhammad Khalid

A prominent Egyptian Islamic author (1920-1996 CE) known for his popular biographies of the Companions of the Prophet, particularly Men Around the Messenger (Ri

tabii Yahya ibn Ya'mur

A Basran scholar who became a leading scholar of Arabic grammar and Quran recitation in Khorasan, student of Abu al...

tabii Qatadah ibn Di'amah al-Sadusi

...ry memory and was a leading authority in Quranic tafsir and Arabic philology.

tabii Abd al-Rahman ibn Hurmuz al-A'raj

Medinan Tabi'i scholar, mawla of the Hashimites, principal transmitter of Abu Hurayra's hadith and key teacher of Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri.

tabii Ubaydallah ibn Abd Allah ibn Utba

... ibn Abd al-Aziz, who combined mastery of hadith, fiqh, and Arabic poetry.

Books 24 results
Abdur-Rahman as-Sa'di Tafsir as-Sa'di

...Sa'di. A modern, accessible tafsir written in clear, simple Arabic without complex technical terminology. As-Sa'di focused on ...

Muhammad al-Amin ash-Shinqiti Adwa al-Bayan

... cross-referencing with detailed discussions of fiqh, usul, Arabic grammar, and hadith. The work is renowned for its depth of ...

Ibn Ajurrum Al-Ajrumiyyah

...Ibn Ajurrum. The most widely memorized introductory text on Arabic grammar in the Islamic world. Ibn Ajurrum condensed the fun...

Ibn Malik Alfiyyat Ibn Malik

...A thousand-line poem (alfiyyah) that comprehensively covers Arabic grammar and morphology. Ibn Malik, the Andalusian grammaria...

Ibn Manzur Lisan al-Arab

By Ibn Manzur. The largest and most comprehensive classical Arabic dictionary, containing over 80,000 entries. Ibn Manzur comp...

Ibn Hisham an-Nahwi Qatr an-Nada wa Ball as-Sada

By Ibn Hisham an-Nahwi. An intermediate Arabic grammar text that bridges the gap between the elementary al...

Ali al-Jarim & Mustafa Amin Al-Balaghah al-Wadihah

...i al-Jarim & Mustafa Amin. The most widely used textbook on Arabic rhetoric (balaghah) in modern Islamic education. The author...

Ibn Aqil al-Misri Sharh Ibn Aqil

...mmentary on Ibn Malik's Alfiyyah (the thousand-line poem on Arabic grammar). Ibn Aqil explains each verse with clear examples,...

Ibn Jinni Al-Khasa'is

By Ibn Jinni. A groundbreaking work on Arabic linguistic theory and the philosophy of language. Ibn Jinni...

Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjani Dala'il al-I'jaz

By Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjani. A foundational work on Arabic rhetoric and the inimitability (i'jaz) of the Quran. Al-Jur...

Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjani Asrar al-Balaghah

...ing on the figures of speech (majaz, isti'arah, tashbih) in Arabic. Al-Jurjani analyzes metaphor, simile, and other literary d...

Abu Bakr al-Jaza'iri Aysar at-Tafasir

...r. Al-Jaza'iri explains each passage in clear, contemporary Arabic with practical lessons and guidance. One of the most widely...

As-Sakkaki Miftah al-Ulum

By As-Sakkaki. A foundational text on Arabic rhetoric (balaghah) that systematized the three branches: m...

Al-Khatib al-Qazwini Talkhis al-Miftah

...of commentaries. It remains the most widely studied text on Arabic balaghah in the Islamic world.

Ibn Hisham al-Ansari Sharh Shudur adh-Dhahab

By Ibn Hisham al-Ansari. A widely studied intermediate Arabic grammar text and its commentary by the same author. Ibn His...

Ibn Hisham al-Ansari Mughni al-Labib

By Ibn Hisham al-Ansari. The most important work on Arabic grammar for Quranic parsing and understanding. Ibn Hisham o...

Al-Jahiz Al-Bayan wat-Tabyin

By Al-Jahiz. A masterpiece of Arabic prose literature on the art of rhetoric, eloquence, and pub...

Hajji Khalifah (Katib Celebi) Kashf az-Zunun

...ed, cataloguing approximately 15,000 books and treatises in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish. Hajji Khalifah lists each work with ...

Ibn Khallikan Wafayat al-A'yan

...an. One of the most celebrated biographical dictionaries in Arabic literature. Ibn Khallikan compiled biographies of 865 notab...

Ibn Khallikan Wafayat al-A'yan (Deaths of Eminent Men)

...kan. One of the most important biographical dictionaries in Arabic literature, covering approximately 865 notable figures from...

Ibn Asakir Tarikh Dimashq (History of Damascus)

By Ibn Asakir. The largest biographical dictionary in Arabic literature, covering everyone of note who lived in or visit...

Ibn Taymiyyah An Introduction to the Principles of Tafsir

...f tafsir sources: the Quran, Sunnah, Companion sayings, and Arabic language.

Imam al-Nawawi Tahdhib al-Asma wal-Lughat

...con. Covers scholars, Companions, and key terms in fiqh and Arabic. An important reference for identifying scholars and unders...

Imam al-Nawawi Tahdhib al-Asma' wa al-Lughat

...tioned in hadith and fiqh books, along with explanations of Arabic terminology used in Islamic jurisprudence.

Articles 14 results
Quran Ulum al-Quran — Sciences of the Quran

... Quran understanding: revelation history, recitation modes, Arabic rhetoric, and more.

History The Umayyad Caliphate: Expansion and Achievements

... and its contributions to architecture, administration, and Arabic language.

Education Arabic Grammar (Nahw): The Key to Understanding the Quran

The importance of Arabic grammar in Quranic exegesis, the contributions of Sibawayh ...

Culture Islamic Calligraphy: The Art of the Divine Word

...c, Naskh, Thuluth, Nastaliq), and spiritual significance of Arabic calligraphy in Islamic civilization.

History Bayt al-Hikmah: The House of Wisdom in Baghdad

...ution that translated Greek, Persian, and Indian texts into Arabic, catalyzing the Islamic golden age of learning.

History The Umayyad Caliphate: Expansion and Administration

...nded Muslim rule from Spain to Central Asia and established Arabic as the language of governance.

Education Introduction to Arabic Grammar (Nahw)

The science of Arabic syntax, its origins, importance for understanding the Quran...

Education Balagha: The Science of Arabic Rhetoric

The study of eloquence in Arabic, including the sciences of ma'ani, bayan, and badi, and the...

Culture Islamic Calligraphy: The Art of the Divine Word

The history, styles, and spiritual significance of Arabic calligraphy as the highest art form in Islamic civilization...

Culture The Islamic Poetry Tradition

From the pre-Islamic odes to the Sufi poetry of Rumi and Iqbal, the role of poetry in Muslim civilization.

Education Islamic Homeschooling: Curriculum and Methodology

...oaches to homeschooling Muslim children, integrating Quran, Arabic, and Islamic studies with secular subjects, and available r...

Education Learning Arabic to Understand the Quran

Why learning Quranic Arabic is important, the key grammar and vocabulary needed, recomm...

Quran Rasm al-Uthmani: The Uthmanic Script

...original Uthmanic manuscripts, how it differs from standard Arabic spelling, and why it has been preserved.

History Aisha bint Abi Bakr: The Greatest Woman Scholar

...ed contributions to hadith transmission, jurisprudence, and Arabic poetry, and how the greatest Companions consulted her on di...

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