The Book of Opposites by Abu Bakr ibn al-Anbari: A Descriptive Study
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Abstract
The current research aims to examine (The Book of Opposites by Abu Bark in al-Ansari: A Descriptive Study). The researcher followed a descriptive historical approach in her research, dividing the research into an introduction and three chapters, each of which included material on opposites. The research comprised three sections on the biography of Abu Bark in al-Ansari. The first section addressed the meaning of opposites, and the second section presented a general description of in al-Ansari’s book (Opposites), including the reason for its composition, his approach to the book, his methodology for arranging words, and his methodology for commentary. The third section examined the types of opposites in the book by Abu Bark al-Ansari, including (opposites in nouns, opposites in verbs, opposites in letters, opposites in sources, opposites in letters, opposites in pronouns, opposites in sounds, opposites in names, and opposites in colors). At the end of the research, the researcher reached several conclusions, some of which can be summarized as follows:
- The phenomenon of opposites is an Arab heritage that originated with the language and was nurtured within it. It has been spoken by Arabs. It cannot be denied, as every Arab heritage has its own sanctity and the right to be preserved.
- The research demonstrated in al-Ansari’s great scholarship and high culture.
- The research revealed scholars' attachment to the Arabic language and their defense of it. In al-Ansari is a prime example of this, as he wrote his book in defense of Arabic and those who attacked it.
In Al-Ansari paid attention to listening and analogy, and he relied on them in his book, providing a source of many Qur’an evidence, the Noble Hadith, and poetic verses
