Hamed Sadeq Qunaibi
- Died
- -
- Born in
- -
Hamed Sadeq Qunaibi is a contemporary scholar of Arabic language and Islamic studies, best known for co-authoring the specialized legal lexicon Mu'jam Lughat al-Fuqaha' (Dictionary of Islamic Legal Terminology) .
Academic career and scholarship
Qunaibi served as a faculty member in the Department of Islamic and Arabic Studies at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia . His scholarship centers on Arabic lexicography, rhetoric, and Quranic thematic studies .
In the field of Islamic jurisprudence and terminology, Qunaibi collaborated with Muhammad Rawwas Qal'aji to compile Mu'jam Lughat al-Fuqaha', a comprehensive dictionary defining juristic terms across various Islamic legal traditions accompanied by English indexes, completed in Dhahran in Rajab 1404 AH (March 1984 CE) . He also authored Mamlakat al-Nabat Kama Ya'riduha al-Qur'an wa-Yasifuha (The Plant Kingdom as Presented and Described by the Quran), an exploratory treatise examining botanical life, agricultural cycles, and the stages of plant growth in light of Quranic verses as manifestations of divine design . In Arabic philology, he produced Mu'jam al-Mu'annathat al-Sama'iyyah al-'Arabiyyah wa-l-Dakhilah (Dictionary of Inherently Feminine Nouns and Loanwords in Arabic), published in 1987 .
Answer updated
List of Works
Mamlakat al-Nabat Kama Yariduha al-Quran wa Yasifuha (The Plant Kingdom as Presented and Described by the Quran) is a treatise that explores botanical phenomena and the lifecycle of vegetation through Quranic verses and scientific reflection. The work investigates descriptions of flora, agriculture, and natural processes across various Quranic chapters, presenting the plant kingdom as observable evidence of divine design while tracing the developmental stages of vegetation from dormant seed to fruiting and decay.