Arabic rhetoric

الجوهر المكنون في صدف الثلاثة الفنونAl-Jawhar al-Maknun

Al-Jawhar al-Maknun is Abd al-Rahman al-Akhdari’s didactic poem on the three disciplines of Arabic rhetoric: ma‘ani, bayan, and badi‘. Matn presents the Arabic poem itself for reading, memorisation, and review.

At a glance

Author
Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Akhdari
Field
Arabic rhetoric
Length
291 lines
Period
10th century AH / 16th century CE

In Matn

Read the Arabic text, memorise it, and return to it with tools for steady review.