A Genius in Arabic

Description : The story is about Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad who developed Sibawayh's writing method that uses dots using two different colours to write. Al-Khalil simplified the writing of Arabic. He also intoduced the idea of rhythm in Arabic poetry.

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Keywords : Children literature, Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad, Youssef Al-Esh, Sibawayh, Basrah, Ibn al-Muqaffa', Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali', The Meaning of Letters, Illustrating letters, Dots and Shapes, The System of the Arabic Sentence, Rhythm in poetry.

Type : An educational story

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

Coverage : The strory is about the genius contributions of Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad in facilitating the Arabic writing and in understanding the rhythm of Arabic poetry

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