https://ojs.qsm.ac.il/index.php/majma/issue/feed AL-Majma 2024-01-23T11:18:31+00:00 Saida Abu Sugaier saida@qsm.ac.il Open Journal Systems <p><strong><em>Al-Majma</em><em>ʻ</em></strong> is a refereed preeminent periodical concerned with Arabic language, literature, and thought in its broadest sense. Dedicated to covering original research in a variety of disciplines and providing an international venue for scholarship and knowledge since its inception in 2009.</p> https://ojs.qsm.ac.il/index.php/majma/article/view/837 Adonis and al-Mutanabbī Equations of Disgruntlement and Estrangement Al-Kitāb as an Example 2024-01-21T10:41:55+00:00 Ihab Hussein nomail@qsm.ac.il <p>This article aims to examine the relationship of identification between Adonis and<br>al-Mutanabbī in the state of disgruntlement that they both experience, each in his<br>era and place, in addition to the poets’ experience of estrangement that manifests<br>itself in their poetry.<br>Our research focuses on the state of identification between both poets in Adonis’<br>work al-Kitāb Ams al-Makān al-ān (The Book: Yesterday, the Place, Now), by<br>discussing the openness of Adonis’ experience in this respect towards alMutanabbī’s poetry in his two-volume dīwān. So that, we focus our interest on<br>studying those experiences that had a profound impact on the formation of the alKitāb’s identity.<br>Based on the above, it was necessary for us, throughout the examination, to<br>explore the functioning of the rules of intertextuality in Adoni’s texts, and the<br>identification of the poet with al-Mutanabbī’s verses.<br>We suggest to present the results of the research on the level of content as well as<br>style, in order to clarify how the style harmonizes with the content in the texts and<br>the verses that convey the tone of the disgruntlement and the state of estrangement<br>of the two poets</p> 2024-01-05T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 AL-Majma https://ojs.qsm.ac.il/index.php/majma/article/view/838 The Return of Rhetoric to Its Source: The Function of Paranomasia in the Poetry of Samīḥ al-Qāsim 2024-01-21T10:44:35+00:00 Hussain Hamzah nomail@qsm.ac.il <p>Paranomasia is a stylistic feature that characterizes Samīḥ al-Qāsim’s poetry,<br>where it has functions that go beyond those which it had in ancient Arabic<br>poetry. Language in itself becomes an existential pointer to the poet and his<br>textual as well as extra-textual message. In this paper we undertake a textual<br>analysis in which we investigate the use paranomasia by Samīḥ al-Qāsim. The<br>reader of al-Qāsim’s poetry can distinguish three main forms in which<br>paranomasia is used, from the perspective of its quantitative and semantic<br>presence: Partial, interim and complete. This presence is characterized by spiral<br>accumulation, by which I mean that the relationship between al-Qāsim’s use of<br>paranomasia is proportional to his poetic experience.</p> 2024-01-02T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 AL-Majma https://ojs.qsm.ac.il/index.php/majma/article/view/839 &quot;Between the Ram of Nu&#39;man and the Camel of the Prophet Saleh - Peace Be Upon Him: A Comparative Study between the Pre-Islamic Poet &#39;Ilaba&#39; Ibn &#39;Arqam Al-Yashkuri and Qudar Ibn Salif,&quot; 2024-01-21T10:48:38+00:00 Khaled Sindawi nomail@qsm.ac.il <p>This research delves into the narrative of the ram belonging to Al-Nu’man ibn<br>Al-Mundhir and its executioner, &amp;#39;Ilba’ ibn Arqam Al-Yashkuri. It also explores<br>the poem composed by &amp;#39;Ilba&amp;#39; as an apology to the ruler of Al-Hira, Al-Nu’man<br>ibn Al-Mundhir, wherein he elucidates the rationale behind slaughtering the ram.<br>This research draws parallels between this narrative and the tale of the camel of<br>the Prophet Saleh (peace be upon him) and its barrenness, particularly noting the<br>temporal gap that separates the two stories. Yet, both narratives are united by a<br>shared sense of psychological tension colored by a spirit of defiance. &amp;#39;Ilba&amp;#39; bin<br>Arqam experienced marital discord that culminated in him slaughtering Al-<br>Nu’man bin Al-Mundhir&amp;#39;s ram. Following this act, he confronted the ruler to<br>defend his actions, akin to the camel incident involving Qudar bin Salif. In<br>Qudar&amp;#39;s case, his camel brought misfortune and calamity upon himself and his<br>people. This research will undertake a comparative analysis of the two<br>narratives, exploring their commonalities and disparities. It will critically assess<br>&amp;#39;Ilba’s poem, subjecting it to analysis and offering a fresh interpretation by<br>examining historical accounts, especially those found in the writings of<br>historians such as Al-Maqdisi, Mutahhar ibn Tahir (d. 355 AH/966 AD), and Ibn<br>Al-&amp;#39;Athir, Muhammad Ibn Shayban (d. 606 AH/1210 AD). Additionally, it will consider the historical, anthropological, mythological, political, and cultural<br>dimensions of the text.</p> 2024-01-09T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 AL-Majma https://ojs.qsm.ac.il/index.php/majma/article/view/840 The Feminist Narrative in the Lebanese War Novel: Hikayat Zahra and Bareed Beirut as a Model 2024-01-21T10:54:36+00:00 Rabab Sirhan nomail@qsm.ac.il <p>This study seeks to review the feminist narrative during the war within the<br>novels Hikayat Zahra [The Story of Zahra] (1980), and Bareed Beirut [Beirut<br>Post] (1992) authored by the Lebanese writer Hanan al-Shaykh.<br>Given the substantial impact of the Lebanese civil war on these literary works,<br>the author’s intent was to unveil the profound repercussions of this conflict<br>illustrating the devastation and perversion it wrought upon the once aesthetically<br>pleasing landscape of Lebanon.<br>In The Story of Zahra, the war lays bare the inherent flaws within male-<br>dominated societal structures, manifesting in disrupted social dynamics within<br>families and interpersonal relationships, as reflected through Zahra’s fragmented<br>identity and psychological affliction<br>In the novel Beirut Post, the author illustrates the fundamental facets of the post-<br>Israeli invasion of Lebanon, providing a comprehensive perspective that<br>complements Zahra’s story, which primarily focuses on the war’s initial phases.<br>By presenting this novel as an inevitability stemming from the war, one that<br>exposes the imperfections of Lebanese society, the author effectively conveys a<br>national humanitarian message. This message underscores the imperative to<br>remain steadfastly connected to one’s homeland, regardless of prevailing<br>circumstances and notwithstanding the severity of the conditions at hand.</p> <p>As for the form, discontinuity was we found in the chronological order in the<br>two novels, so it was clear that the plot has dismantle the event into complex<br>and overlapping subplots, which confirms the writer’s openness to new literary<br>forms and methods.</p> 2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 AL-Majma https://ojs.qsm.ac.il/index.php/majma/article/view/841 The adverb of time (now) in the Palestinian dialect. A grammatical-lexical study 2024-01-21T11:35:20+00:00 Ateya Mohammed Abu Ulbah nomail@qsm.ac.il <p>This study examined one aspect of time, which is (ʔalaan) &amp;quot;NOW&amp;quot; in the<br>Palestinian dialects. It explored its various forms and how they differ from<br>one region to another. Among these forms is the pronunciation &amp;quot;haiit&amp;quot;<br>(haʔiit) used exclusively in the city of Hebron, and the adverb &amp;quot;toh&amp;quot;<br>(tawwa) that distinguishes Gaza from other Palestinian towns and<br>villages. Some forms are shared by multiple Palestinian dialects, while<br>others undergo modifications and distortions, resulting in slight phonetic<br>differences in the pronunciation of certain sounds or their omission.<br>Additionally, there is a general tendency to shorten sounds. By<br>comparing the dialectal evidence with the standard Arabic evidence, it<br>becomes evident that some of these forms are in agreement with or close<br>to the standard Arabic evidence, suggesting their presence in Classical<br>Arabic. Moreover, many Palestinian dialects closely resemble standard<br>Arabic in the construction of adverbial clauses, and some dialects have<br>retained features from ancient Arabic, such as Deletion of the letter Noon<br>(n) from the preposition ,as is the case in the Khath&amp;#39;am and Zabiid<br>dialect.<br>Researchers conducted personal interviews, recorded audio samples,<br>and relied on their own expertise to investigate these phenomena.</p> 2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 AL-Majma https://ojs.qsm.ac.il/index.php/majma/article/view/842 Parallel Text: A Reading in Space 2024-01-21T11:48:23+00:00 Ali Khawajah nomail@qsm.ac.il <p>The Contemporary narrative discourse presents a daring text that transforms the<br>action of creation into an act that goes beyond the conventions of prose. As prose<br>itself began to move towards its outside world, it began to employ forms that<br>traditional narrative overlooked. The contemporary Arabic narrative has become<br>a rising visual narrative that depends on the number of interactive texts that<br>bypasses the narrative as it is considered as a “parallel text” which is no longer<br>considered a surplus text; Rather, it has become a feature of comparative priority<br>that stimulates the act of reading which enables probing into the depths of the<br>multi-textured text.<br>The works of the Palestinian narrative represents spaces that open the pathway<br>to various doorsteps and plays an active semiotic role as a parallel text that<br>produces meaning. The reading takes a descriptive, analytical, and interpretive<br>approach, and is transformed into a Palestinian novel that presents significant<br>models.</p> 2024-01-05T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 AL-Majma https://ojs.qsm.ac.il/index.php/majma/article/view/843 A Semiotic reading of significance in the poem &quot;Children of Shatila&quot; by the poet Dr. Ahmed Al- Rimawi 2024-01-21T11:55:21+00:00 Mohammad Rayan nomail@qsm.ac.il <p>This study seeks to monitor the semiotic structure and describe it in the poem<br>&amp;quot;Children of Shatila&amp;quot; by the Palestinian poet Ahmed Al-Rimawi, in two axes: the<br>horizontal axis, in the phonetic, structural, lexical and semantic levels. The<br>vertical axis touched on the three structures: similarity, contradiction, conflict or<br>tension. We concluded that the poem has a deep structure embodied in the<br>sounds that make the children of Shatila confront the negative enemy of life and<br>spatial existence, leading to the heroism they achieved for man and place.<br>Thus, the poem embodied the pain of the entire Palestinian people, but the new<br>reality changes the equation, and there becomes a dialectical situation between<br>the past and the present, existence and nothingness, space and no-place, and thus<br>the poet communicates his conscious intention full of hope and renewal.</p> 2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 AL-Majma https://ojs.qsm.ac.il/index.php/majma/article/view/844 Muḥammad Ḥasan ʿIlwān : and his Novel: &quot;A Small Death&quot;, &quot;Mawt Șaĝῑr&quot;: The Recovered Experience of Sufism Muḥyῑ Ad_Dῑn Ibn Al- ʿArabi as an Inspirations 2024-01-23T11:04:44+00:00 Mahmod Naamne nomail@qsm.ac.il <p>The novel &amp;quot;A Small Death&amp;quot; by the Saudi writer Muhammad Hasan ʿAlwān; Sufi<br>par excellence! It is a restored experience in Islamic mysticism and an<br>&amp;quot;ontology&amp;quot; of the mystic Muḥyi ’l-Dīn Ibn&nbsp;al-ʿArabī, Sufi master or al-Shaykh<br>al-Akbar, The novelist Muhammad Hasan ʿAlwān resorted to rewriting the<br>autobiography of the Ibn&nbsp;al-ʿArabī; Through a contemporary narrative discourse.<br>This modern Arabic novel is similar to the translation novels, or with the<br>narratives of active personalities in history, such as the lives of prophets and<br>scholars; This novel was popular in the Arab and Western world; Especially<br>since she won the Booker Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2017.</p> 2024-01-05T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 AL-Majma https://ojs.qsm.ac.il/index.php/majma/article/view/845 A Historical Study: The Ottoman Decrees and its Impact on the Emergence of Theatre in Palestine till the end of the First World War (1337-1250 H/ 1918-1834 AC) 2024-01-23T11:07:57+00:00 Mashhour Al-Habbazi nomail@qsm.ac.il <p>The decrees issued in the third Hijri Century? The 19 th century covered most<br>society aspects in the Ottoman state aiming at developing and modernize society<br>and spread equality among its multi ethnicities? sects and races.<br>Several reasons made me choose to investigate this subject. Among them is that,<br>to the best of my knowledge, there are no independent previous studies on this<br>topic. Also, there is lack in the consensus in what is written in Palestinian<br>Encyclopedia about theatre in Palestine.<br>The significance of this study lies in its being an up to date one that investigates<br>the impact of the Ottoman laws and regulations pertaining to municipal councils,<br>societies, education and the press on the emergence of the Palestinian theater.<br>The study aimed to identify the birth of the Palestinian theater, and to show the<br>impact of the Ottoman organizations on this phenomenon.<br>As for the previous studies, the researcher did not come across any study directly<br>related to the role of the Ottoman laws and regulations in the emergence of the<br>Palestinian theater.</p> <p>The study follows the integrative methodology, in which the researcher applies<br>the historical, descriptive, investigative, and analytical approaches.<br>However, the decrees did not have direct impact on the establishment of theater<br>in Palestine but indirect one mostly through the decrees related municipalities<br>establishment? church affiliated schools? societies and clubs? newspapers and<br>magazines permits issuance,<br>In this study, the researcher will address the emergence of theatre in Palestine at<br>the following levels.<br>1. The stages of the decrees<br>2. The ottoman decrees impacted the emergence of theater.<br>3. The establishment of the Palestinian theater<br>4. The schools&amp;#39; theater<br>5. Theater in societies and literary clubs<br>6. The public theater<br>7. Authors of play and theater fiction<br>8. Plays genera.<br>The study concluded that the beginning of theater in Palestine was in (1834 AC-<br>1250 H) when a group of children conducted a religious play in a roman catholic<br>church in Bethlehem. The researcher recommends reviewing the Palestinian<br>Encyclopedia on the topic.</p> 2024-01-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 AL-Majma https://ojs.qsm.ac.il/index.php/majma/article/view/846 Linguistic openness in The Theoretical Grammar of Yonna Ibn Jannah the Jew of Cordovan: Devices, Challenges and its Prospects 2024-01-23T11:09:54+00:00 Malika Naaim nomail@qsm.ac.il <p>&amp;quot;This research paper aims to show how Arabic grammatical thinking represented<br>the basis for building the Hebrew grammar, whether at the level of the adopted<br>mechanisms or at the level of the study curriculum and its evidence through<br>theYona IBn Jannah Al-Qurtubi project.&nbsp; The research paper will explain the<br>main reasons that enabled Ibn Jannah to invest this model in his grammar project<br>as one of the founders of Hebrew grammar, and the challenges faced in adopting<br>it, especially from some Hebrew groups, then the results he achieved by adopting<br>the Arabic curriculum in the study, and the prospects it opened for those who<br>came after him. the study will take from The book entitled Al-Moustalhik as its<br>starting point with openness to the two books Al-Usul (Origins) and Al-Lumaa<br>during treatment, and the study will be based on the descriptive and comparative<br>approaches.&nbsp; The main objective of the study is to draw up a plan to review the<br>Arabic grammar lesson through openness to the linguistic patterns affecting<br>some of its issues.</p> 2024-01-08T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 AL-Majma https://ojs.qsm.ac.il/index.php/majma/article/view/847 The semantic fields affected by the nature of the poet's persona 2024-01-23T11:13:09+00:00 Naseem Atef Asadi nomail@qsm.ac.il <p>A semantic field is a group of lexical units whose semantics are linked and fall<br>under a general term that brings them together. To understand the meaning of a<br>word, it is necessary to understand the group of words related to it semantically<br>because the meaning of a word is the result of its relationships with other words<br>within the lexical field.<br>The reasons for the differences in most of the semantic fields in the two poem<br>collections are due to their different nature, and the different types of poems led<br>to a difference between the persona of the poet in each of them, and this<br>difference had an impact on the semantic fields.<br>The poems in Journal of an Indifferent Woman in their entirety came in revolt<br>against masculine authority at the level of the individual and society, and the<br>persona is one (except for the poem “A Letter to a Man”) and it is a weak,<br>shaken persona who feels rejected, and hated, therefore her revolution was<br>confined to her secret diaries, which no one read except her, and this led to a lack<br>of rhetorical language and a lack of confrontation with male figures. The persona<br>in Qabbani&amp;#39;s collection lives within a limited, confined environment, so most of<br>the semantic fields in it are limited within those limits, such as the human field,<br>spatial space, temporal space, nature, animals, and colors. We note that most of the vocabulary of those semantic fields is from the home environment and<br>around it.<br>The poems of Fragments of a Woman are a diverse woman that combines<br>spinning with national and political poetry. The persona is different from that<br>found in Qabbani&amp;#39;s collection. She has a stronger personality, and her revolution<br>was not confined to secret diaries. Rather, she confronted the male characters in<br>her poems and addressed them boldly, addressing various topics. A broader<br>knowledge of its environment and world led to a difference in the vocabulary of<br>semantic fields that are similar at first glance in the two collections.</p> 2024-01-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 AL-Majma https://ojs.qsm.ac.il/index.php/majma/article/view/848 Symbolism in the Novel “I Wish I were Blind” by Walid Al-Sharfa Applied Research Model 2024-01-23T11:16:55+00:00 Huda Abu Qarea’ nomail@qsm.ac.il Ali Khawajah nomail@qsm.ac.il <p>This research explores symbolism, commencing with the concept of symbolic<br>direction and subsequently analyzing various symbolic elements within the<br>novel. It begins by investigating symbolism in the title, cover, and colors,<br>progressively examining symbolic aspects related to events, characters, and<br>settings, ultimately considering three dimensions. The study unearths the<br>profound layers of the text, leading to a conclusion that summarizes key<br>findings. To achieve its objectives, the research underscores the presence of<br>symbolism in contemporary Palestinian literature, noting its implication in<br>exploring the depth of this literary trend. In addressing the central question of<br>how symbolism is embodied in the study sample and contributes to the author&amp;#39;s<br>profound objectives, numerous prose works have emerged on the Palestinian<br>scene, gaining popularity for their artistic maturity. This phenomenon is<br>exemplified in the novel &amp;quot;I Wish I were Blind&amp;quot; by the novelist Walid Al-<br>Sharafa. The research&amp;#39;s significance lies in its unique approach to studying this<br>specific sample, which has not been previously examined from a symbolic<br>perspective.</p> 2024-01-02T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 AL-Majma https://ojs.qsm.ac.il/index.php/majma/article/view/849 Celestial Verses: A Resurgent Fascination with Metaphysical Poetry in the 20 th Century 2024-01-23T11:18:31+00:00 Jamal Assadi nomail@qsm.ac.il <p>This investigation explores the enduring interest in metaphysical poetry,<br>focusing on the critical reception of John Donne&amp;#39;s works during the interwar<br>period, marked by significant shifts in collective psyche post-World War I. The<br>intentional selection of this timeframe allows for a nuanced exploration of how<br>metaphysical poetry resonated with a society undergoing profound societal and<br>intellectual changes, echoing Donne&amp;#39;s challenges in his era.<br>Using a historical and literary analysis approach, the study probes into<br>critical landscapes, unveiling a consensus among scholars that Donne&amp;#39;s poetry<br>epitomized modern thought. His skepticism towards emerging scientific and<br>philosophical paradigms, coupled with his adept synthesis of disparate elements,<br>positioned him as a representative of contemporary intellectual currents. This<br>acknowledgment significantly impacted critical theory, establishing Donne&amp;#39;s<br>poetry as a prototype for modern poetic expressions and inspiring subsequent<br>poets.<br>Despite this prevailing perspective, the essay acknowledges the emergence<br>of historically-oriented critics in the 1940s. This group approached Donne&amp;#39;s work<br>with irony, seeking to contextualize him within his intellectual milieu. Their aim<br>was to expose the divergence between Donne&amp;#39;s thought and the prevailing ideas<br>of his era, adding complexity to the understanding of his work.<br>Recounting this dynamic intellectual landscape sheds light on the ongoing<br>discourse surrounding metaphysical poetry. It underscores Donne&amp;#39;s lasting<br>influence as a focal critical point of discussion, contributing to the broader</p> <p>understanding of the poet and the literary landscape of the interwar period. The<br>legacy of this interwar critical engagement continues to shape contemporary<br>perspectives on Donne and his ongoing impact on poetry.</p> 2024-01-12T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 AL-Majma