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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al-muqaddimah Al-ajurrumiyyah [on the Science of Arabic Grammar] TRANSLATOR’S INTRODUCTION In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful All Praise belongs to Allah, Who has sent down the Qur’an to His Beloved Messenger as an Arabic Qur’an in order that we may understand. Peace and Blessings on our Master, Muhammad, the most eloquent articulator of the letter ض, his family, his companions and those who succeeded them until the Day of Reckoning.
It is with great pleasure th.at I offer this annotated translation of the famous Ājurrūmiyyah to my Muslim brothers and sisters with the hope that it will contribute to a better understanding of the Arabic language and hence a better understanding of the Holy Qur’an and the Prophetic Sunnah as well as the vast Islamic heritage that the best minds of the Muslim world have left behind.
About the Ājurrūmiyyah and its author Of all the short texts and treatises that have been written on Arabic Grammar there is none that has enjoyed as much popularity around the world than the Ājurrūmiyyah .
It has been recorded from the author, Abū Abdillāh, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Dāwūd al-Ṣanhājī, who wrote this text in Makkah whilst facing the Holy Ka‘bah that after he had written this Muqaddimah he threw it into the ocean and said: “If this Muqaddimah was written sincerely and purely for Allah’s sake then it should not get soaked with water” and the result was that when he recovered it from the sea it was still dry.
This most probably explains why this booklet has continued to enjoy widespread popularity since the day it first appeared up to this present day and that being so despite the existence of thousands of other Arabic Grammar works. Numerous commentaries of various sizes have been written on the Ājurrūmiyyah and it has even been committed to verse. Even up to this very day students are still engaged in memorising it because of its brevity and easy style.
Such is the bounty that Allah, All-Mighty has bestowed on the author of the Ājurrūmiyyah and what a bounty - to have a book so small in size bring so much reward for its author. Surely such blessing and goodwill can only be the returns and proceeds of a Sincere and Pure Intention. May Allah reward the author richly and abundantly for not only presenting us with this excellent treatise on Arabic Naḥw but also for teaching us the importance of a sincere and pure intention.