Phonetic Substitution in Al-Taftazani (d. 792 AH) in His Marginal Notes on Al-Kashshaf by Al-Zamakhshari (d. 538 AH)

Abstract

This research sheds light on the phenomenon of phonetic substitution in the scholar Saad al-Din al-Taftazani's commentary on the interpretation of al-Kashshaf, which is a commentary of great scientific value that has won the admiration of later scholars; as it contained within it various phonetic and linguistic issues. The research reached a number of results, the most prominent of which were: that most of al-Taftazani's directions for phonetic substitution issues revolve around the orbit of Quranic readings, and that most of the readings that al-Taftazani addressed were directed linguistically without rejecting or preferring one over the other, which indicates his great care to choose the highest and best phonetic aspects to carry the Quranic reading on it, especially in his direction of reading (S) with the sukoon of the dal, its kasra and its damma. In addition to his position on al-Zamakhshari, as al-Taftazani did not accept everything that al-Zamakhshari went for, as he opposed and disagreed with him on some issues and added to him on other issues.