Corrections by Ibn Iyas Al-Baghdadi in His Book Al-Mahsoul fi Sharh Al-Fusoul

Abstract

One of the beauties of the Arabic language and the nature of its scholars is that it is communicative enough for debate, which is a testament to the continuous intellectual and cognitive movement. The istidrak (redresses) made by one grammarian in response to the views of another grammarian are purely the result of contemplation and reflection, attempting to rectify former works either by responding to or correcting them. What we find in Ibn Ayaz (also Iyaz) are redresses, some of which are misplaced, while others are attempts to enrich his own views and demonstrate his grammatical footprint in his book Al-Mahsul in explaining (fi Sharh) Al-Fusul. He followed a descriptive approach to present his grammatical opinions in detail and in response to others. Despite there being grammatical beliefs of other grammarians that Ibn Ayas also commented on, I chose to focus this study on the views of Ibn Mu’at and the reconsiderations of Ibn Ayas alone, amounting to 24 issues. I did not find any previous research addressing this subject, so my research paper comprised twenty-four grammatical issues, followed by my own views as a researcher on what Ibn Ayas mentioned, the research conclusions, and finally the list of references.