A Review of the Manuscripts in the National Library of Algeria - Episode Three - Part Two (* Continued): Manuscripts of the Commentaries on Ibn Malik's Alfiyyah

Abstract

 

In the fourth section of the study, we examine examples of commentaries on Ibn Malik's Alfiyyah:

• Khalid al-Azhari's commentary from the 9th century, titled "al-Tasreeh limadmoon al-Tawdheeh," which is a commentary on Ibn Hisham's 8th-century work titled "Awdaah al-Masalik ila Alfiyyat Ibn Malik," commonly known as "al-Tawdheeh."
• al-Batiwi's commentary from the 11th century, titled "Hashiyat al-Batiwi ala Sharh al-Makudi" or "al-Mabahith al-Fasiyya ala Sharh al-Makudi ala Alfiyyat Ibn Malik," from the 8th century.
• al-Isqati's commentary from the 12th century, titled "Tanwīr al-Ḥālik ala Manhaj al-Sālik ila Alfiyyat Ibn Malik," on al-Ashmuni's 9th-century work titled "Manhaj al-Sālik ila Alfiyyat Ibn Malik."