The Department of Arabic Language at the College of Education for the Humanities, University of Kerbala, held a discussion for the master’s thesis entitled The Prophet’s (PBUH) Counsel to Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari: A Morphological and Syntactic Study, Written by Zahraa Mohsen Mahdi and supervised by Professor Dr. Mohi Makki Al-Kalabi.
The thesis highlights the significance of the Will, which embodies the words of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and holds profound value in refining human character—not only for Abu Dharr but for all humanity. It emphasises moral principles and ethics that influence human behaviour, underscoring the role of advice, sermons, and wisdom in promoting reform as pillars of a healthy society.
The thesis is divided into three chapters: chapter Oneaddresses morphological concepts and terms, including nouns, verbs, and their meanings. Chapter Two focuses on nominal sentences, their structures, and their usage within the Will. Finally, Chapter Three examines verbal sentences and their constructions in the counsel.
The study yielded several key findings, including:
1. The use of broken plural forms (plural of paucity) in two specific patterns, Af‘ilah and Af‘al, which appeared in thirteen instances. Other patterns, such as Af‘al and Fi‘lah, were not used in the counsel.
2. Thirteen patterns of the plural of abundance were employed, including Fu‘ul, Fu‘al, Fi‘al, Fu‘ool, Fa‘lah, Fa‘laa, Fu‘-al, Fi‘aal, Fu‘alaa, Af‘ilaa, Fa‘aa’il, Afa‘il, and Mafaa‘il, with varying frequencies. Other patterns were absent in the counsel.
3. The counsel utilized all forms of the triliteral verb except the pattern Fa‘ul, which was notably absent.
This comprehensive study provides valuable insights into the morphological and syntactic intricacies of the Prophet’s (PBUH) counsel, contributing to the understanding of its linguistic and moral dimensions.
