Tajil al-Nada bi Sharh Qatr al-Nada
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Tajil al-Nada bi-Sharh Qatr al-Nada (تعجيل الندى بشرح قطر الندى) is an Arabic grammar commentary written by Abd Allah ibn Salih al-Fawzan, a professor at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (al-Qasim branch), explaining the classical grammatical primer Qatr al-Nada wa-Ball al-Sada by Ibn Hisham al-Ansari (d. 761 AH / 1360 CE).
Background and Composition
The book originated from weekly lessons delivered by al-Fawzan to students in a mosque during the academic terms, spanning from Tuesday evening, 13 Shawwal 1415 AH (14 March 1995 CE) to Tuesday evening, 16 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1417 AH (25 March 1997 CE). He completed the composition of the first edition in Buraydah on the afternoon of Tuesday, 1 Jumada al-Ula 1418 AH (2 September 1997 CE). A revised second edition was prepared following the exhaustion of the first, with additions, corrections, and added benefits, completed on Saturday evening, 19 Sha'ban 1420 AH (27 November 1999 CE).
Al-Fawzan was prompted to compose the commentary after observing two main shortcomings in Ibn Hisham's own self-commentary during his teaching: first, that Ibn Hisham delved into extensive technical disagreements and details not found even in advanced references like Awdah al-Masalik, which proved unsuited to beginner students; and second, that Ibn Hisham's commentary omitted several topics present in the base text of Qatr al-Nada (such as specific adjuncts to sound masculine and feminine plurals, the fronting of objects, certain conditions of the agent of ni'ma, and several rules regarding verbal nouns and grammatical contestation [al-tanazu']).
Methodology and Sources
The author structured the work according to a pedagogically oriented approach intended for students who have completed the study of al-Ajurrumiyyah:
- Employing clear, accessible phrasing suited for beginners.
- Avoiding theoretical grammatical disputes and adhering strictly to the preponderant (rajih) grammatical view, aside from the few disagreements explicitly noted by Ibn Hisham in the primer.
- Setting aside secondary grammatical justifications (al-ta'lil al-nahwi) that offer minimal practical benefit to novices.
- Providing parsing (i'rab) of grammatical examples, particularly Quranic verses and poetic evidentiary lines (shawahid) cited in the original text, while omitting only what is self-evident.
- Adding thematic chapter and section headings to organize the material systematically.
In compiling the commentary, al-Fawzan drew upon standard classical and modern grammar works, including Ibn Hisham al-Ansari's Awdah al-Masalik, Ibn 'Aqil's Sharh Ibn 'Aqil, Hasan Abbas's al-Nahw al-Wafi, Hasan al-Fakihi's commentary on Qatr al-Nada, and Ali al-Jarim and Mustafa Amin's al-Nahw al-Wadih.
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