8vo. 560 pp., Arabic lithographed text within border, paper browned, title page & last few pages heavily soiled & foxed, modern hard back binding, Yahya & Company, Istanbul, 1290 A. H/ 1873.

Synopsis

“Al-Mutawwal” was one the very well known books by al-Taftazani (1322-1390 AD), the famous Muslim polymath. He was especially known for his work in rhetoric, logic and theology. Two of his most notable commentaries are on Al-Quazvini’s Talkhis al-Mitfah, a work on rhetoric, entitled al-Mutawwal (the longer commentary) and al-Mukhtasar. These two works were widely accepted and studied throughout the Islamic world and were considered as the primary and most authoritative texts for the advanced study of rhetoric.
This linguistic work “al-Mutawaal” was commented upon by many scholars including this text by Siyalkuti.