The Story of the Grammar

Description : The story happens in Basra in Iraq at the End of Ali ibn Abi Talib's era when many newly non-native speakers converted to Islam. They were mispronouncing the Arabic language, especially Quran. So, Ali asked Abu al-Aswad to write a book about Arabic grammar. The strory presents the hardships that he went through until he presented the rules of the Arabic grammar, the vowel-pointing, and the letter-pointing that are being used now adays.

SGD : Goal 4: Quality Education

Keywords : Children literature, Grammar, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Basra in Iraq, Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali, Zalim ibn Amr, letter-pointing, vowel-pointing

Type : An educational story

Relations : It is one of eight stories in the collection Our Beautiful Language: Grammar Stories

Coverage : The story is about Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali's journey with the Arabic grammar

Language and Age : In Arabic for age 11-12

Publishing Rights : The writer and Al-Dar Al-Masriah Al-Lubnaniah, Cairo

Publisher and Place : Al-Dar Al-Masriah Al-Lubnaniah, Cairo

Publication Date : 2000

E-Format : 23 pages in Arabic