Oriental College Magazine, Punjab University - Lahore

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Principal Oriental College, University of the Punjab, Lahore
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الجاحظ كما يراه الدكتور أبو النصر محمد الخالدي

  • Shahid Ilyas/
  • Abdul Majid Nadeem/
  • June 30, 2025
Al-Jahiz as seen by Dr. Abu al-Nasr Muhammad al-Khalidi
Keywords
Al-Jāḥiẓ, Abu al-Nasr al-Khalidi, Arabic literature, Arabic prose, intercultural influence, Indian civilization
Abstract

This article examines the vision of Dr. Abu al-Nasr Muhammad al-Khalidi regarding the celebrated Arab intellectual ʿAmr ibn Baḥr al-Jāḥiẓ, based on his essay featured in Maḍāmīn Khālidiyya. The study begins with an overview of al-Jāḥiẓ’s life, literary contributions, and his pivotal role in the development of Arabic prose and rational thought. It then introduces Dr. Abu al-Nasr as a modern scholar of Arabic language, literature and culture, whose works blend literary analysis with cultural and historical insights. The central focus of the article is Dr. al-Khalidi’s portrayal of al-Jāḥiẓ as a polymath whose writings reflect a deep curiosity about foreign cultures, especially India. Through linguistic traces, references to Indian plants, perfumes, customs, and philosophical ideas, the essay underscores al-Jāḥiẓ’s global vision. This reveals his open-minded approach to knowledge and his appreciation for the diversity of civilizations. The article critically analyzes the methodology employed by Dr. al-Khalidi in his study and evaluates the strength of his arguments. It concludes by affirming that reading al-Jāḥiẓ through such intercultural lenses offers a richer understanding of his legacy and confirms his enduring relevance in Arab and global intellectual history.

References

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3.       طه حسين، مع أبي العلاء في سجنه، (القاهرة: دار المعارف، ط3)، 75.

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5.       مضامين خالدي، (الهند: منشورات مركز البحوث الإسلامية، 2019م)، 15.

6.       المرجع نفسه.

7.       المرجع نفسه، 47.

8.       المرجع نفسه.

9.       المرجع نفسه، 49.

10.   المرجع نفسه،52.

11.   المرجع نفسه،54.

12.   المرجع نفسه.

13.   المرجع نفسه. 67.

14.   المرجع نفسه، 68.

15.   المرجع نفسه، 71.

16.   المرجع نفسه.

17.   المرجع نفسه.

18.   المرجع نفسه، 79.

19.   المرجع نفسه.

20.   المرجع نفسه، 82.

21.   المرجع نفسه، 88.

22.   المرجع نفسه، 95.

23.   المرجع نفسه.

24.   المرجع نفسه، 99.

25.   المرجع نفسه.

26.   المرجع نفسه.

References

(1)     Khairuddin Al-Zarkali, Al-A'lam, (Beirut: Dar al-Ilm lil-Malayeen, Edition 5, 1980, 5: 56. 

(2)     Al-Jahiz, Al-Bayan wa al-Tabyin, Tahqiq: 'Abd al-Salam Harun, (Cairo: Maktabat al-Khanji, Edition 7, 1998), 1:111. 

(3)     Taha Husain, Ma’a Abi al-Ala’ fi Sijnihi, (Cairo: Dar al-Ma’arif, Edition 3),75.

(4)     Yaqut al-Hamawi, Mu’jam al-Udaba’, Tahqiq: Ihsan Abbas, (Beirut: Dar al-Gharb al-Islami, 1993), 5: 2008. 

(5)     Mudhamin Khalidi, (India: Manshurat Markaz al-Buhuth al-Islamiyya, 2019), 15. 

(6)     ibid.                                     (7)        ibid, 47.           (8)        ibid.    

(9)     ibid, 49.                   (10)      ibid, 52. 

(11)   ibid, 54.                   (12)      ibid.

(13)   ibid, 67.                   (14)      ibid, 68. 

(15)   ibid, 71.                   (16)      ibid.

(17)   ibid.                         (18)      ibid, 79. 

(19)   ibid.                         (20)      ibid, 82. 

(21)   ibid, 88.                   (22)      ibid, 95. 

(23)   ibid.                         (24)      ibid, 99. 

(25)   ibid.                         (26)      ibid.

 

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Author(s):

Shahid Ilyas

MPhil Arabic Research Scholar

University of the Punjab, Lahore

Pakistan

  • shahid.ilyas@gmail.com

Abdul Majid Nadeem

Professor of Arabic

University of the Punjab, Lahore

Pakistan

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Type: Article
Volume: 101
Issue: 2
Language: Arabic
Id: 6889b4be6a6b9
Pages 9 - 18
Published June 30, 2025

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