The Impact of Differences in Grammatical Meaning in Verbs on the Derivation of Jurisprudential Rulings

(A Case Study of *Al-Kawkab al-Durri)

Abstract

This study examines the impact of differences in the grammatical semantics of verbs on the derivation of juristic rulings in al-Isnawi’s work Al-Kawkab al-Durri fi Kayfiyyat Takhrij al-Furuʿ al-Fiqhiyyah ʿala al-Masaʾil al-Nahwiyyah [The Brilliant Star on the Method of Deriving Jurisprudential Branches from Grammatical Issues]. The study adopts a descriptive approach and is divided into an introduction and two sections. The first section, entitled “The Impact of Grammatical Semantics on Juristic Disagreement in Al-Kawkab al-Durri,” comprises two topics. The first examines the impact of grammatical semantics on juristic disagreement, while the second provides an introduction to Al-Kawkab al-Durri fi Kayfiyyat Takhrij al-Furuʿ al-Fiqhiyyah ʿala al-Masaʾil al-Nahwiyyah and its author. The second section, entitled “Differences in the Grammatical Semantics of Verbs and Their Impact on Juristic Derivation,” comprises five issues. The first addresses differences in the grammatical semantics of the imperfect verb with regard to its indication of the present and future tenses. The second examines the determination of the imperfect verb as referring to the present or future through contextual indicators. The third discusses the indication of kana (كان) of the past and its indication of repetition. The fourth examines the meaning of laysa (ليس) and the question of whether it is classified as a verb or a particle. The fifth addresses differences in the grammatical semantics of kada (كاد), particularly with regard to negation and affirmation.