Ibn Hisham's Method of Handling Some Mansub Words in the Context of Al-masailu's-seferiyye Fi'n-nahv

Abstract

Language is an important factor in the transfer and understanding of a culture. That is why throughout history, societies have carried out many scientific studies to protect their languages from corruption and mistakes. Since Arabic is the language of the Qur'an, great favor has been shown to this language. Some linguists have carried out studies on the determination and compilation of nahw science because of the spread of Islam from the Arabian Peninsula to other nations, the mixing of non-Arab nations with the Arabs, and as a result, errors in the use of the Arabic language. From the birth of the Islamic civilization to the present day, countless scholars have been trained, and these scholars have written many books in the field of Arabic language as well as in religious sciences. These copyrighted works played an important role in protecting the language from error. One of the scholars, who contributed to this goal with many works and made a name for himself is, Ibn Hisham al-Ansari. Although Ibn Hisham had a say in many sciences such as tafsir, hadith, and fiqh, he had an important reputation, especially in the field of syntax and language. Many scholars have narrated that he reached a level that later scholars could not reach, and that he had a scholarly personality that surpassed his classmates and even his teachers in Arabic. In addition, he riveted his depth in the science of nahw with his criticisms of the views he did not accept, the choices he made, and the original ideas he had put forward. In addition to his published works, Ibn Hisham has many written works, the exact number of which is unknown. However, there are also works that were mistakenly attributed to him. The booklet al-Mesailu's-seferiyye fi'n-nahv is one of the works he wrote, in which he made the i'rab of some words. He tried to explain the mansub aspects of the expressions like Fadlen, Lugaten, Hilafen, Eydan and Helumme cerran from a critical point of view. Because, as in every language, there are words and phrases in the Arabic language that cannot be fully understood and require effort to be understood. While these words are sometimes strange in themselves, sometimes they are strange in terms of i'rab in a combination. While analyzing these words, Ibn Hisham also mentioned the views of many linguists on the subject and brought evidence from the Qur'an, hadith, and poetry. In the introduction to the treatise, he stated that he was on a journey and that his friends asked him to explain some words, and he revealed the reason for writing the pamphlet and clearly stated that the interpretation of these words was problematic because the common use of a sign in Arabic to show more than one element can affect the position of the word and thus the meaning of the sentence. When the position/i'rab of a word differs, its meaning also changes. In this work, Ibn Hisham also tried to explain some vague and obscure expressions in terms of i'rab. He proved that he is among the leading scholars of Arabic language and grammar, as his comments, explanations, choices, and preferences are widely accepted in the field. In this study, brief information about Ibn Hisham's personal and scientific life will be given, and then the content of the work, its method, and the words discussed in the work will be examined respectively. In this respect, it is hoped that the study will be beneficial to the scientific community.