Poetic Necessities in "al-Ifsah fi Sharh Abyat Mushkilat Al-I'rab” Book by Al-Fariqi: Their Forms and Direction

Abstract

This research investigates the direction of poetic necessities (dara'ir shi'riyah) as addressed by Al-Fariqi, who excelled in collecting grammatical evidence and clarifying the ambiguities of verses with problematic wording and grammatical structure. The study aims to gather these poetic necessities from his book, "al-Ifsah," categorize their forms, and elucidate Al-Fariqi's approach to them. The research employs an inductive, descriptive, and analytical approach. It begins with an introduction, providing a brief biography of Al-Fariqi and overview of his book, as well as a linguistic and terminological definition of "necessity" (darurah). The study then investigates Al-Fariqi's direction in two main sections: the first explores the forms of poetic necessities in his book "al-Ifsah," and the second examines Al-Fariqi's approach and stance on necessity. The research concludes with a summary of the main findings, including the classification of poetic necessities into three forms: [omission], [addition], and [alteration], with omission being the most prevalent. It also highlights Al-Fariqi's agreement with the majority that poets are granted a license for deviation. The research concludes with a list of references.