sobhi mansour, in the book al-quran va kafa masdara li al-tashri' al-islami, tries to introduce the quran as the single source of islamic legislationaccording to quran itself and therefore to prove the lack of authority of traditions.he maintains that according to quranic verses, quran is a complete andcomprehensive book, has declared itself to be sufficient for the guidance, and hasforbid...

the menhaj al-bolagha and seraj al-odaba by hazem qartajeni is one of the most effective books on rhetoric and theory of arabic poetry. although he was grown up in an environment influenced by ibn rushd and is considered his indirect student, in this book (with a rhetoric and philosophical style) he is under the influence of ibn sina in founding and presenting the theory of arabic poetry. witho...

cognitive science has found out that languages typically make use of conceptual metaphors to concretize abstract meanings. conceptual metaphor explains a target domain which is abstract via a source domain which is concrete. in other words, conceptual metaphor compares an abstract domain with a concrete one and thus makes it understandable for listeners/readers. this article studies the concept...

we review abscess management by ibn al-quff in the 12 century, described in his book al omdaa (arabic version). he explained in detail how an abscess presents, access for drainage, the proper preparation by the surgeon and patient for a procedure, and technical guidelines. it is considered advanced in ensuring the best results of managing this pathology. much of his advice is already in use, an...

hakim sanaie lived in last parts of fifth and first of sixth centuries. he used and compiled the mystical, ethical and quranic concepts in his poetry. he influenced attar and molavi. sanaie started to compose the mystical and ethical versified story. he has used some parts of verses, themes, definition, words and composition of quran in his poetry. the present essay deals with introducing sanai...