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Early Islamic theological and juristic terminology: Kitāb al-Ḥudūdfi 'l-uṣūl, by Ibn Fūrak

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2009

M. A. S. Abdel-Haleem
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In our very first grammar lesson at the primary school of al-Azhar we were introduced to al-mabādi’ al-‘ashara, ‘The Ten Introductory Aspects’ with which the textbook began. We learnt then that these ten aspects, as handed down by the ancient tradition, were points to be considered when embarking on each fann (branch of knowledge). ‘They said: it is incumbent upon him who sets out to expound a book to deal in the introduction with certain things before he begins with the intended subject matter’ Such was the importance of ‘The Ten ’ in traditional Islamic education that they were formulated in two lines of verse, in more than one version, to aid the memory of learners.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies , Volume 54 , Issue 1 , February 1991 , pp. 5 - 41
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Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 1991

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