Sharh al-Muttali ala Matn Isaghuji
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Sharh al-Muttali ala Matn Isaghuji (Commentary on The Discloser upon the Text of Isagoge) is a transcribed lecture series on Arabic logic (ilm al-mantiq) by the contemporary scholar Ahmad ibn Umar al-Hazimi .
Background and Composition
The work originated as an oral teaching series delivered by al-Hazimi beginning on the night of Sunday, 10 Rabi' al-Awwal 1432 AH, and was later transcribed and published through his official website . The text serves as an explanation of al-Muttali' (also vocalized as al-Mutli'), an intermediary commentary completed in 875 AH by Zakariyya al-Ansari on the foundational logic primer Isaghuji by Athir al-Din al-Abhari .
Al-Hazimi framed the series around logic's role as an instrumental discipline (ilm al-alah) that, while not a direct instrument for interpreting scripture in the manner of Arabic grammar or legal theory (usul al-fiqh), remains necessary for students to comprehend technical terms incorporated into Islamic scholarly literature .
Structure and Content
The work is organized into 15 lessons corresponding to the transcription units of the original lectures . Across these lessons, al-Hazimi covers:
- Foundational Concepts and Terminology: An introduction to the ten introductory principles (al-mabadi al-asharah) of logic, the scholarly dispute regarding studying the discipline, and an analysis of the meaning and origins of the title Isaghuji—including its designation for the five universals (al-kulliyyat al-khams: genus, species, specific difference, property, and common accident) and introductory logic .
- Textual Analysis and Scholarly Context: Detailed analysis of the expressions used by both al-Abhari and al-Ansari, highlighting manuscript variations across different transmissions of the base text . Al-Hazimi contextualizes al-Ansari's commentary alongside other major commentaries—such as that of Husam al-Din Hasan al-Kati—and references prominent supercommentaries (hawashi) on al-Muttali', including those of Shihab al-Din al-Ghunaymi, Muhammad al-Khurashi, Yusuf al-Hifnawi, Hasan al-Attar, and Muhammad Ulaysh .
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