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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. Paperback. 16mo. (16 x 10 cm). In Arabic. 166 p. Elfiyye metni (fî an-nahv wa as-sarf). Ibn Malik was an Arab grammarian born in Jaén. After leaving al-Andalus for the Near East, and taught Arabic language and literature in Aleppo and Ham?t, before eventually settled in Damascus, where he began the most productive period of his life. He was a senior master at the Adiliyya Madrasa. His reputation in Arabic literature was cemented by his al-Khul?sa al-alfiyya (known also as simply Alfiya), a versification of Arabic grammar, for which at least 43 commentaries have been written. Alfiya is a rhymed book of Arabic grammar written by Ibn Malik in the 13th century. The long title is al-Khul?sa al-alfiyya. At least 43 commentaries have been written on this work, which was one of two major foundations of a beginner's education in Arab societies until the 20th century. In the 20th century, religious educational systems began to be replaced by colonial ones (such as the French schools in Morocco). Seller Inventory # 050143