Linguistic Opinions of Al-Fadl Al-Yamani (750 AH) (Compilation and Reconstruction)

Abstract

This research seeks to uncover "the linguistic opinions of Yahya bin Al-Qasim bin Amr bin Ali bin Khalid Al-Alawi, Imad al-Din Al-Yamani Al-San'ani, known as Al-Fadl Al-Yamani and Al-Fadl Al-Alawi (680 - after 750 AH = 1281 - after 1349 CE)". These opinions were scattered by Al-Fadl Al-Yamani in various sources and interpretations. The importance of this research lies in its examination of a linguistic scholar who held numerous grammatical, linguistic, and interpretive opinions. Furthermore, it aims to reveal an unknown Yemeni linguistic world. The research aims to introduce Al-Fadl Al-Yamani, his upbringing, and his scholarly life, as well as collect some of his grammatical and linguistic opinions. It reconstructs these opinions in an independent study, highlighting the grammatical and linguistic value of Al-Fadl Al-Yamani's annotations on Al-Zamakhshari's work. The research concludes that Al-Fadl Al-Yamani holds great academic prestige due to his extensive knowledge, strong arguments, and abundant and diverse works. It also finds that he relied on a range of interpretations in many of his opinions, including Tabari's Jami' Al-Bayan (d. 310 AH), Al-Zamakhshari's Al-Kashaf (d. 538 AH), and various grammatical sources, quoting them directly, such as Al-Khalil bin Ahmad's Al-Jumal (170 AH), Al-Farra's Ma'ani Al-Quran (207 AH), and Al-Zajjaj's Ma'ani Al-Quran wa I'rabihi (d. 311 AH).