AL-ULOOM-UL-ARABIA

تطور غرض الشكوى في الشعر العربي عبر العصور

Dr. Yasmin Akhtar, Dr. Qasim Azam Bhutta, Dr. Farah naz — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The theme of complaint is one of the significant poetic themes that reflect human conditions and suffering across different eras. It evolved over time, adapting to the changing social, political, and economic circumstances, giving it diverse dimensions depending on the context of each era.

In the Pre-Islamic Era, complaint was linked to the harshness of nature and time, as poets expressed their struggles with drought and deprivation.

In the Islamic Era, individual complaints decreased under the influence of Islamic values, while complaints about injustice and poverty emerged as part of social responsibility.

In the Abbasid Era, the scope of complaints expanded to include poverty, illness, envy, and the poets’ frustrations with the complexities and uncertainties of life.

In the Andalusian Era, complaints reflected a connection with nature and political events, especially during the decline of Muslim rule and the fall of Al-Andalus.

Key words: Evolution, Theme, Complaint, Arabic Poetry, Across the Ages

الصحافة الأردية في بهاولبور في القرن العشرين

Dr. Hind Abdel Haleem Mahfouz — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Bahawalpur sits in the heart of the Punjab province, which is in turn is the largest province of Pakistan. Punjab is also the home of one of the oldest human civilizations in human history and it has distinct cultural and literary features that are distinctive in the Indo-Pak subcontinent cultural landscape. Punjab is in itself divided into two parts, northern Punjab that contains several major cities of which the largest and most important of is Lahore, and southern Punjab, which contains three major cities of which Bahawalpur is the most important. This study focus on the literary scene in Bahawalpur as the city is considered one of the oldest settlements in the world, with long cultural and literary history. And it is this long and rich cultural heritage that allowed the city, and though residing in the heart of a Saraiki dominated region, to support and cherish cultural and literary work in other languages, most notably Urdu. As such, Bahawalpur was the home for various literary models in prose and poetry in the Urdu language, and this was reinforced by the effective role of thinkers and writers in this city in order to advance science and literature, such as Allama Muhammad Iqbal.

المفاعيل في عقود الزبرجد للسيوطي ( دراسة نحوية )

Shams ul Abbas, Dr. Ghulam Ahmad — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This research examines the grammatical aspects of objects in Al-Suyuti's "Uqud al-Zabarjad" in the syntax of Hadith. The researcher cites the nouns and sentences in which objects are mentioned, whether explicitly stated by grammarians and commentators or not. The nature of the research necessitated its division into five sections dealing with the objects mentioned in Al-Suyuti's book "Uqud al-Zabarjad": the direct object, the absolute object (also called the infinitive), the object for which (also called the object for which), and the object in which (adverbial of time and adverbial of place). The research concludes with the most prominent findings and is supported by sources and references.

(الفروق الأساسية بين الأدب التقليدي والأدب الرقمي (دراسة تحليلية و مقارنة

Farah Naz, Dr Abdur Rahman yousaf Khan — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This study explores the fundamental differences between traditional literature and digital literature in light of contemporary cultural and technological transformations. Digital literature has emerged as a new literary phenomenon that transcends printed form to the realm of interactive digital media. This paper aims to identify stylistic, linguistic, technical, and aesthetic differences between the two types of literature, highlighting their distinctive features in terms of publication, reception, and literary aesthetics. The study adopts a descriptive and analytical methodology and seeks to present a balanced perspective on the advantages and challenges of each literary form within the contemporary Arab context.

التحليل البلاغي للتعبير القرآنى في حديثه عن ماء الدنيا

Syed Afzaal Hussain Shah, Professor Dr. Fazlullah — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Water is one of the most frequently mentioned elements in the Qur'an and serves as a powerful symbol of life, mercy, purification, and divine power. The Qur’anic discourse on water does not merely describe its physical attributes or natural phenomena, but it also embeds deep rhetorical, metaphorical, and theological meanings. This research seeks to explore how the Qur’anic language utilizes rhetorical devices (balāgha) to present the concept of "mā’ al-dunyā" (the water of this world) with layered meanings—both literal and symbolic.

Understanding the rhetorical expression of water in the Qur’an is not only vital to grasping the beauty and depth of divine speech but also offers ethical and spiritual insights into man's relationship with nature, sustenance, and divine order. In today’s context of ecological crisis and spiritual confusion, revisiting the Qur’anic narrative through the lens of balāgha provides both aesthetic appreciation and moral reflection.

What rhetorical devices does the Qur’an employ in describing water (mā’ al-dunyā)?
How do Qur'anic expressions about water contribute to the broader thematic structure of verses?
What spiritual, ethical, or symbolic meanings are conveyed through these expressions?
How does the Qur’an balance between the literal and metaphoric use of water?

Objectives of the Study

To analyze the rhetorical features of Qur’anic expressions related to water.
To explore the multi-dimensional symbolism of water in the Qur’an.
To identify key balāgha tools such as metaphor (istiʿāra), simile (tashbīh), emphasis (ta'kīd), and contrast (muqābala) used in such verses.
To contribute to Qur'anic stylistic studies by focusing on environmental and metaphysical themes.

This research adopts a qualitative, descriptive, and analytical method. It uses:

Textual analysis of selected Qur’anic verses mentioning water.
Balāgha-based framework from classical Arabic rhetoric to identify and explain rhetorical features.

Thematic categorization of meanings—literal, ethical, symbolic, eschatological—derived from Qur’anic discourse.
The study draws upon works of classical commentators like al-Zamakhsharī, al-Rāghib al-Asfahānī, and modern scholars of Qur'anic balāgha.