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Journal of Arabic Language Specialized Research

About the Journal :

Journal of Arabic Language for Specialized Research is published quarterly by the Malaysian Institute of Science and Development , it is devoted to the publishing of researches concerning sciences and arts of Arabic language such as Grammar, rhetoric, metrics, prose and poetry, phonetics, modern linguistics, dialects, Arabic calligraphy, Arabization, and literary critical stylistic studies.
The journal is a research platform for scholars, teachers, and students to enrich the Arabic Library with further sound researches and precise studies for the purpose of unveiling the secrets of this language which is regarded as a miracle on its own through the Quranic text that remains a great challenge to all languages’ texts. However, the research efforts made on Arabic language and its relevant sciences as well as the unveiling of its beauty in the past and present are merely attempts to reveal the secret of its essence to persuade linguists and litterateurs of the reasons why Allah, the creator of all languages, has chosen Arabic to be the last language for his messenger Mohamed (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) and his miraculous immortal book till doomsday.



ABBAS MAHMOUD AL-AKKAD: HIS LIFE AND CONTRIBUTION TO LITERATURE AND THE NOVEL (JULY 28, 1889 AD - MARCH 13, 1964 AD)

Dr. Humayun Kabir


Abstract: Abbas Mahmoud Al-Akkad is in fact a great writer, a brilliant poet, and an insightful critic. He was born in the city of Aswan in Upper Egypt on Friday, Shawwal 29, 1306 AH = June 28, 1889 AD. Al-Akkad grew up in a decent family, received primary education at Aswan Amiriya School, and worked in the financial department of the Sharkia Directorate. After working in journalism, he became one of the greatest defenders of the nation’s rights to freedom and independence. He entered into heated battles with the royal palace, which led to his fame becoming widespread. He was then imprisoned for nine months in 1930 AD on charges of lese majeste. He has a hand in literature, history, sociology, critical and linguistic studies, politics, and translations. Al-Aqqad also contributed to translation. He has ten collections of collections. He wrote about eleven thousand articles during half a century. He used to write between three and four newspaper articles a week, and his novel Sarah was first published in 1938 AD. Akkad became interested in literature because he contributed a new style to the novel and Arabic literature.