Ahmad Jamal al-Umari
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Ahmad Jamal al-Umari was an Islamic studies scholar and academic who served as an assistant professor at the College of Da‘wah and Usul al-Din . He is noted for his research on the theological and rhetorical aspects of Quranic inimitability (i‘jāz) as well as classical Arabic literature .
Academic Career and Research
Al-Umari worked as an assistant professor at the College of Da‘wah and Usul al-Din and published his research in scholarly outlets, including the journal of the Islamic University of Madinah .
His scholarly output focused primarily on the classical development of the doctrine of Quranic inimitability. In Abu Bakr al-Baqillani wa-Mafhumuhu lil-I‘jaz al-Qur’ani, he examined Abu Bakr al-Baqillani’s treatise on the subject as an early systematic defense against theological skeptics and rival sects . In another study, al-Qadi Iyad wa-Mafhumuhu lil-I‘jaz al-Qur’ani, he analyzed how al-Qadi Iyad structured the concept of prophetic miracles and Quranic inimitability in his biographical work al-Shifa bi-Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa, tracing Iyad's tacit reliance on earlier rhetoricians such as Ali ibn Isa al-Rummani, Abu Sulayman al-Khattabi, and Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjani .
In literary studies, al-Umari wrote al-Suli Sha‘iran, an analytical study examining the verse of the Abbasid scholar and courtier Abu Bakr al-Suli . He argued that al-Suli’s panegyrics contained genuine religious devotion and that his poetic themes of grievance influenced later poets such as al-Mutanabbi . This assessment drew critical comment from writer Muhammad al-Majdhub, who argued that al-Umari had overstated al-Suli’s poetic caliber and the originality of his themes .
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List of Works
This academic study analyzes the theological and rhetorical doctrine of Quranic inimitability (i‘jāz) as formulated by the Maliki jurist and traditionist al-Qadi Iyad. It specifically examines how these concepts were articulated within the designated section on prophetic miracles in his work on prophetic biography and virtues, al-Shifa bi-Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa.
This academic study focuses on the theological and rhetorical doctrine of the inimitability of the Quran (I'jaz al-Quran) as developed by the classical scholar Abu Bakr al-Baqillani. It examines his dedicated treatise on the subject, exploring its systematic presentation of the mainstream Sunni viewpoint to counter heterodox groups and religious skeptics while demonstrating the enduring miraculous nature of the sacred text.
This academic study provides an artistic and analytical examination of the poetic oeuvre and thematic characteristics of the Abbasid scholar, courtier, and poet Abu Bakr al-Suli. The work focuses primarily on his panegyric verse (madīḥ) alongside its interplay with personal, introspective elements, exploring how he adapted classical conventions across his poetry.