Poetic Necessity in Umar ibn Isa ibn Ismail al-Harami al-Yamani’s (d. 702 AH) Book Al-Muharrar fi A-Nahw

Abstract

This study examines the issue of poetic necessity in the works of Umar ibn Isa ibn Ismail al-Harami al-Yamani, particularly in his book Al-Muharrar fi al-Nahw, with the aim of identifying his stance regarding poetic necessity and assessing the extent of its presence within his grammatical discourse. The study is  divided into two main  sections preceded by an introduction and a preliminary chapter and followed by a conclusion and a bibliography. The preliminary section is devoted to clarifying the concept of poetic necessity, its forms, and classifications. The first section discusses the cases of poetic necessity in which al-Harami concurred with earlier grammarians, whereas the second examines those instances in which he diverged from them. The study adopts both the descriptive-analytical and inductive methodologies, as these approaches are most suitable for the objectives and nature of the research. The findings reveal that al-Harami was among the grammarians who supported the concept of poetic necessity and that poetic necessity assumed various forms and manifestations in his work, several of which are highlighted in this study