Proverbs in the Evidence of Anecdotes by Abu Zaid Al-Ansari (D. 215H): A Study of Abu Zaid’s Documentation of a Section of Language Issues

Abstract

The research aimed to study Abu Zaid Al-Ansari’s documentation of a section of language issues in (Book of Anecdotes). Descriptive approach is followed. The research consists of an introduction on Abu Zaid al-Ansari, followed by two sections; the first: Arabic proverbs, the second: Abu Zaid and the proverbial evidence through (Book of Anecdotes), and a conclusion. The main results are that: Abu Zaid Al-Ansari rarely uses proverbial evidence, in his Book of Anecdotes, in presenting what he narrates from his predecessors. He is sometimes unique in narrating proverbs, and it may differ from what his successors, and perhaps predecessors mention.