Jami al-Durus al-Arabiyya
- Author died
- 1364 AH
- Editions
- Al-Maktabah al-'Aṣrīyah
Jami al-Durus al-Arabiyya (Compendium of Arabic Lessons) is a modern Arabic language reference manual written by the Lebanese scholar Mustafa al-Ghalayini (1303–1364 AH / 1886–1944 CE), covering the rules of Arabic grammar, morphology, and orthography .
Scope and Method
The work is structured in three parts as a concise yet comprehensive manual treating the fundamentals of Arabic grammar (nahw), morphology (sarf), and dictation rules (imla'). It presents linguistic rules in an accessible style that bridges classical grammatical scholarship with modern presentation, accompanied by an examination of the meanings of textual citations and illustrative poetic evidence (shawahid).
Reception and Publication
Jami al-Durus al-Arabiyya gained widespread recognition as one of the most reliable and authoritative references on Arabic grammar compiled in the modern era. The scholar Said al-Afghani frequently praised the work for its comprehensive coverage of Arabic linguistic topics. When Muhammad Hasan Shurrab compiled his dictionary of grammatical poetic evidence, he restricted his source material to classical treatises while selecting Jami al-Durus al-Arabiyya as the sole modern work incorporated, citing its rigor and reliability.
The manual has been printed repeatedly, including a tenth edition published in Lebanon in 1385 AH (1966 CE), an eighteenth edition in 1405 AH (1985 CE), and a twenty-eighth edition issued by al-Maktaba al-Asriyya in Beirut in 1414 AH.
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