Comparative Grammatical Issues between Basrans and Kufians in the Commentary of Al-Shihab (d. 1069 AH) on Al-Baydawi's (d. 685 AH) Interpretation

Abstract

Scholars, ancient and modern, paid great attention to the Arabic language. They sought to study every major and minor aspect of it. Sometimes they agreed and at other times they disagreed on the complexity of its issues. Therefore, this study sought to reveal the positions of Kufic grammar in some grammatical issues and to state the opinions of the Kufans and Basrans on them, then explain the position of Al-Shihab Al-Khafaji regarding the opinions of The Kufans in it and know the extent to which he agrees and disagrees with their opinions. God Almighty has honored the Arabic language by making it the language of His Noble Book, and virtuous scholars, linguists and interpreters, have prepared for it virtuous scholars, including linguists and interpreters, who have dedicated themselves to serving it. Grammarians have been influenced by the commentators’ sayings in most grammatical issues, and some interpreters have relied on grammatical guidelines to explain the meanings of some Qur’anic verses. . Therefore, this study aims to reveal the positions of Kufic grammar in some grammatical issues and explain the opinions of the scholars of Kufa and Basra regarding them, then explain the position of Al-Shihab Al-Khafaji regarding them. Our way to do this was to adopt the descriptive and analytical approach, as the nature of the modest research required two paragraphs:

First: This paragraph included a theoretical introduction to the origins of Kufic grammar and its features, and an introduction to Shihab al-Din and his entourage.

Second: This paragraph was devoted to presenting some examples in which disagreement occurred and in which the commentator’s opinion emerged.