https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/jar/issue/feed JAR 2026-05-19T11:20:00+00:00 Editor JAR editor.jar@aiou.edu.pk Open Journal Systems <p>Journal of Arabic Research</p> https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/jar/article/view/3458 دراسة موضوعية فنية لشعر السيّد محمد أمين علي النّقوي 2026-03-31T06:10:28+00:00 Javed Akhtar abdul.majeed@aiou.edu.pk Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad khan abdul.majeed@aiou.edu.pk <p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">This article, entitled <strong>"An Artistic and thematic study of the poetry of Sayyed Amin Ali Naqvi"</strong> covers the scholarly and literary contributions of the prominent Pakistani religious scholar and Sufi poet, Mr. Syed Muhammad Amin Ali Naqvi (1940–2008). He belongs to the noble Saadat-e-Naqvi family, and his lineage traces back to Imam Hussain (A.S.) through 45 generations. He received spiritual and academic training from the Great Scholar of Pakistan (Muhaddith-e-Azam), Maulana Muhammad Sardar Ahmad, along with other illustrious teachers, and completed the Dars-e-Nizami course.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">After spending a lon</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">This article, entitled <strong>"An Artistic and thematic study of the poetry of Sayyed Amin Ali Naqvi"</strong> covers the scholarly and literary contributions of the prominent Pakistani religious scholar and Sufi poet, Mr. Syed Muhammad Amin Ali Naqvi (1940–2008). He belongs to the noble Saadat-e-Naqvi family, and his lineage traces back to Imam Hussain (A.S.) through 45 generations. He received spiritual and academic training from the Great Scholar of Pakistan (Muhaddith-e-Azam), Maulana Muhammad Sardar Ahmad, along with other illustrious teachers, and completed the Dars-e-Nizami course.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">After spending a long period in seclusion and dedicated spiritual practice, Mr. Naqvi suddenly entered the scholarly and literary arena, astonishing everyone with his immense talents. His greatest claim to fame is his poetic work, <strong>"Muhammad </strong></span><strong><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA">ﷺ</span><span lang="EN-US"> hi Muhammad </span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA">ﷺ</span><span lang="EN-US">,"</span></strong><span lang="EN-US"> a collection of Naats (praises of the Prophet) composed entirely in Huroof-e-Ghair Manqoota (letters without dots), which has made history in the world of literature. In addition to Urdu, he possesses complete mastery over Arabic, Persian, Hindi, and Punjabi. His poetry is not merely verse but serves as a comprehensive message of religious outreach (Dawah), love for the Prophet </span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA">ﷺ</span><span lang="EN-US">, and the unity of the Muslim community (Ummah). The primary objective of his poetry is to eliminate disunity and linguistic divides among Muslims, gathering them instead around the central pillar of love for the Prophet </span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA">ﷺ</span><span lang="EN-US">.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">g period in seclusion and dedicated spiritual practice, Mr. Naqvi suddenly entered the scholarly and literary arena, astonishing everyone with his immense talents. His greatest claim to fame is his poetic work, <strong>"Muhammad </strong></span><strong><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA">ﷺ</span><span lang="EN-US"> hi Muhammad </span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA">ﷺ</span><span lang="EN-US">,"</span></strong><span lang="EN-US"> a collection of Naats (praises of the Prophet) composed entirely in Huroof-e-Ghair Manqoota (letters without dots), which has made history in the world of literature. In addition to Urdu, he possesses complete mastery over Arabic, Persian, Hindi, and Punjabi. His poetry is not merely verse but serves as a comprehensive message of religious outreach (Dawah), love for the Prophet </span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA">ﷺ</span><span lang="EN-US">, and the unity of the Muslim community (Ummah). The primary objective of his poetry is to eliminate disunity and linguistic divides among Muslims, gathering them instead around the central pillar of love for the Prophet </span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA">ﷺ</span><span lang="EN-US">.</span></p> 2026-03-31T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 JAR https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/jar/article/view/3537 شعرية الرحلة في كتاب ’’على نهر كونهار‘‘ للدكتورة مريم البادي 2026-05-19T11:20:00+00:00 Dr. Mahmood Al-Rahbi waqar7056@gmail.com <p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">This study seeks to approach the poetics of travel in Dr. Mariam Al-Badi’s book<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;“</span><em>On the Kunhar River” </em>by focusing on description as a central structural and aesthetic component in shaping travel discourse. The study proceeds from a critical perspective that views travel literature not merely as a record of events and scenes, but as a form that artistically reproduces them through language, reflection, and the interweaving of the self with place, time, and the other. The research analyzes the representations of description through five main axes: the description of people and their customs, the description of place, the description of time, the description of animals, and the description of plants, while clarifying their semantic and aesthetic functions within the text.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">The reading reveals that<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;“</span><em>On the Kunhar River” </em>goes beyond the limits of tourist travel writing and becomes a literary text saturated with poetics. The natural and human scenes in Pakistan are transformed into spaces for contemplation, comparison, and the evocation of memory. The presence of the writing self also emerges as an organizing element of the narrative vision, as the observation of mountains, rivers, villages, and people is inseparable from inner emotion and aesthetic interpretation. The study shows that description in the text does not serve merely a decorative function, but contributes to the construction of meaning, reveals the distinctiveness of place, deepens the human dimension of the journey, and transforms fleeting everyday details into literary images with suggestive power. Thus,<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;“</span><em>On the Kunhar River” </em>becomes a travel text open to aesthetic reading, not simply a record of a travel route, but a writing experience that combines autobiography, observation, and poetic imagination.</span></p> 2026-05-19T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 JAR