Ali al-Jundi
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Ali al-Jundi (1318–1393 AH / 1900–1973 CE) was an Egyptian poet and scholar of Arabic literature who served as the dean of Dar al-Ulum in Cairo.
Life and Career
Ali ibn al-Sayyid al-Jundi was born in Shandawil in Sohag, Egypt. He completed his higher education at the Faculty of Dar al-Ulum in Cairo, graduating in 1925, and subsequently pursued a career in teaching. In 1950, he was appointed dean of Dar al-Ulum. Beyond his academic administrative duties, he was a member of the Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo and the Supreme Council of Arts and Literature in Egypt.
Al-Jundi authored five collections of poetry and approximately thirty scholarly works in Arabic literature, including his collection Agharid al-Sahar ("Chants of the Dawn"), while his literary study Manahil al-Safa' lil-Nufus al-Zima' was published posthumously. He died in Cairo in 1393 AH (1973 CE).
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Fi Tarikh al-Adab al-Jahili (On the History of Pre-Islamic Literature) is an academic study of pre-Islamic Arabic literature and its historical and cultural context. Designed as a comprehensive reference for university students and researchers, the work explores the life and environment of the pre-Islamic Arabs, the oral and written transmission of their literature, and key genres of both prose and poetry.