PhD Thesis at the University of Basrah Examines Al-Wasit fi al-I'rab by Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Abu Talib
A PhD thesis at the College of Arts at the University of Basrah examined and verified Al-Wasit fi al-I'rab by Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Abu Talib (a prominent figure in the thirteenth century AH).
The thesis aims to verify and study the book, establish its attribution to the author, and the motives for its composition. It also aims to examine the methodology he followed in grammatical classification. It also aims to identify the scholarly references he relied on, analyze the methods he employed in presenting grammatical issues and the grammatical evidence he used, and determine his position on issues of grammatical disagreement among earlier grammarians.
The thesis includes five chapters, in which the student discusses the author's name and biography, the title of the book, its attribution to the author, the motives for its composition, his method for classifying the book's topics, and his method for presenting the book's content.
Department of Media and Governmental Communication