Ali Ahmad Hussein
Biographic Data
| ID | 1085601 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ali Ahmad Hussein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ali Ahmad |
| FAMILY NAME | Hussein |
| SIGNATURE | HUSSEIN A A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Haifa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0640-8678 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Negated Antithesis as Reflected in the Qurʾān and in Pre-Qurʾānic Arabic Poetry
This article presents a comparative analysis of the negated antithesis (ṭibāq salb) in pre-Islamic poetry and the Qurʾān using data generated by the Rhetorical Element Identifier (REI), a computational tool capable of automatically detecting this device across both corpora. Drawing on a dataset of 1908 pre-Islamic poems and the full Qurʾānic text, the study explores how shared rhetorical patterns reflect a broader stylistic continuum between the …
Statistical Development of the Use of Rhetorical Elements in Classical Arabic Poetry
This article analyses statistical differences in the use of rhetorical elements in classical Arabic poetry in three different periods: Pre-Islamic (5th to 6th centuries CE ), Umayyad (7th to 8th centuries CE ), and close to three ʿAbbāsid centuries (8th to 10th centuries CE ). Ninety-five poems from these periods have been rhetorically analysed. The study reveals that poetry moved from a periphrastic mode in the pre-Islamic period toward periphra…
The Development of the “Beloved’s Male Camel Section” in Pre-Umayyad and Umayyad Arabic Poetry
This article examines the “beloved’s male camel section” in classical Arabic poetry, a structural and thematic component within the traditional ẓaʿāʾin section, which depicts the departure of the beloved. It investigates the development of this significant element and explores its usage in both Umayyad and pre-Umayyad poetry, with particular emphasis on the work of the early Islamic poet Mulayh b. al-Hakam from the Hejaz region, whose contributio…
An ancient Arabian war ( ḥarb al-Basūs ) as reflected in classical Arabic poetry
The war of al-Basūs is among the most renowned wars of pre-Islamic Arabia. It was said to have been fought between two sister-tribes, and to have lasted allegedly for forty years. Its story, especially since the eighteenth century ce, became rich material that nurtured epic and non-epic literary works. This article examines the influence of that war on early Arabic poetry, based on every reference in a corpus of some 27,000 poems, dating from the…
Automatic Identification of Rhetorical Elements in classical Arabic Poetry
A novel, rule-based, automatic framework for identifying rhetorical elements in classical Arabic poetry is described. Since rule-based approaches have well-known limitations, it is proposed as an interim solution until a sufficient quantity of annotated text has been amassed with which to train a machine-learning algorithm. The manual process of identifying rhetorical features in classical Arabic poetry is both time-consuming and requires high-le…
Poetry and the Qurʾan
This study examines the use of five tashbīh (simile) particles which appear in close frequency in pre-and early Islamic poetry and in the Qurʾan. The particles are ka-(as), ka-mā (such as), mithl (like), and derivatives of the roots ḥsb (deem) and shbh (looks like, similar to). As well as understanding classical Arabic techniques for composition of similes, the study examines aspects of the interrelationship between the Qurʾan and the poetry corp…
The fat bride and the foolish messengers
The main premise of this study is that the long poem by early Islamic poet Ḥumayd b. Thawr al-Hilālī (d. ca. 68–70/688–690) has a dual function. One is expressive and poetic—striving for elegant and affective verses mainly related to love. The other is humoristic and attempts to amuse. The poem’s humor appears predominantly in the passages describing a corpulent bride, and the failure of two go-betweens to set up a meeting between lovers, with th…
Two Sources for Abu Dhuʾayb al-Hudhali's Famous Elegy
This article considers the celebrated elegy by the classical 7th-century Arabic poet, Abu Dhuʾayb al-Hudhali — his ʿayniyya , which ends with ʿayn as a rhyming letter. Analyzing the poem's structure and comparing it with that of two poems composed by Abu Dhuʾayb's teacher, Saʿida b. Juʾayya al-Hudhali, leads to the conclusion that Saʿida's two poems were the main sources on which the pupil drew to create his poem. The sophisticated changes that A…
The Rhetoric of Hudhalī Wine Poetry
The aim of this article is to examine which rhetorical techniques were used by the Hudhalī poets to describe the element of wine and how these techniques were used. The article covers all the wine verses mentioned by the Hudhalīs. The statistical analysis shows that in the present corpus there is more weight to the rhetorical devices related to the sense in comparison to those related to the sound. The most popular rhetorical techniques related t…
An Analytical Division of the Old Arabic Poem
In this article, a new method of dividing the old (pre- and early Islamic) Arabic poem is suggested. According to the method, new kinds of sections are highlighted in the text, these are the functional unit, paragraph and motif. This method aims to highlight the idiosyncrasies of each old Arabic poem and to understand the relationship between the different parts (sections, motifs, and the like) in the text itself. In many cases, this method leads…
Poetry and the Qurʾan
This study examines the use of five tashbīh (simile) particles which appear in close frequency in pre-and early Islamic poetry and in the Qurʾan. The particles are ka-(as), ka-mā (such as), mithl (like), and derivatives of the roots ḥsb (deem) and shbh (looks like, similar to). As well as understanding classical Arabic techniques for composition of similes, the study examines aspects of the interrelationship between the Qurʾan and the poetry corp…
An ancient Arabian war ( ḥarb al-Basūs ) as reflected in classical Arabic poetry
The war of al-Basūs is among the most renowned wars of pre-Islamic Arabia. It was said to have been fought between two sister-tribes, and to have lasted allegedly for forty years. Its story, especially since the eighteenth century ce, became rich material that nurtured epic and non-epic literary works. This article examines the influence of that war on early Arabic poetry, based on every reference in a corpus of some 27,000 poems, dating from the…
Two Sources for Abu Dhuʾayb al-Hudhali's Famous Elegy
This article considers the celebrated elegy by the classical 7th-century Arabic poet, Abu Dhuʾayb al-Hudhali — his ʿayniyya , which ends with ʿayn as a rhyming letter. Analyzing the poem's structure and comparing it with that of two poems composed by Abu Dhuʾayb's teacher, Saʿida b. Juʾayya al-Hudhali, leads to the conclusion that Saʿida's two poems were the main sources on which the pupil drew to create his poem. The sophisticated changes that A…
An Analytical Division of the Old Arabic Poem
In this article, a new method of dividing the old (pre- and early Islamic) Arabic poem is suggested. According to the method, new kinds of sections are highlighted in the text, these are the functional unit, paragraph and motif. This method aims to highlight the idiosyncrasies of each old Arabic poem and to understand the relationship between the different parts (sections, motifs, and the like) in the text itself. In many cases, this method leads…
An Analytical Division of the Old Arabic Poem
In this article, a new method of dividing the old (pre- and early Islamic) Arabic poem is suggested. According to the method, new kinds of sections are highlighted in the text, these are the functional unit, paragraph and motif. This method aims to highlight the idiosyncrasies of each old Arabic poem and to understand the relationship between the different parts (sections, motifs, and the like) in the text itself. In many cases, this method leads…
The Rhetoric of Hudhalī Wine Poetry
The aim of this article is to examine which rhetorical techniques were used by the Hudhalī poets to describe the element of wine and how these techniques were used. The article covers all the wine verses mentioned by the Hudhalīs. The statistical analysis shows that in the present corpus there is more weight to the rhetorical devices related to the sense in comparison to those related to the sound. The most popular rhetorical techniques related t…
Two Sources for Abu Dhuʾayb al-Hudhali's Famous Elegy
This article considers the celebrated elegy by the classical 7th-century Arabic poet, Abu Dhuʾayb al-Hudhali — his ʿayniyya , which ends with ʿayn as a rhyming letter. Analyzing the poem's structure and comparing it with that of two poems composed by Abu Dhuʾayb's teacher, Saʿida b. Juʾayya al-Hudhali, leads to the conclusion that Saʿida's two poems were the main sources on which the pupil drew to create his poem. The sophisticated changes that A…
The fat bride and the foolish messengers
The main premise of this study is that the long poem by early Islamic poet Ḥumayd b. Thawr al-Hilālī (d. ca. 68–70/688–690) has a dual function. One is expressive and poetic—striving for elegant and affective verses mainly related to love. The other is humoristic and attempts to amuse. The poem’s humor appears predominantly in the passages describing a corpulent bride, and the failure of two go-betweens to set up a meeting between lovers, with th…
Automatic Identification of Rhetorical Elements in classical Arabic Poetry
A novel, rule-based, automatic framework for identifying rhetorical elements in classical Arabic poetry is described. Since rule-based approaches have well-known limitations, it is proposed as an interim solution until a sufficient quantity of annotated text has been amassed with which to train a machine-learning algorithm. The manual process of identifying rhetorical features in classical Arabic poetry is both time-consuming and requires high-le…
Poetry and the Qurʾan
This study examines the use of five tashbīh (simile) particles which appear in close frequency in pre-and early Islamic poetry and in the Qurʾan. The particles are ka-(as), ka-mā (such as), mithl (like), and derivatives of the roots ḥsb (deem) and shbh (looks like, similar to). As well as understanding classical Arabic techniques for composition of similes, the study examines aspects of the interrelationship between the Qurʾan and the poetry corp…
An ancient Arabian war ( ḥarb al-Basūs ) as reflected in classical Arabic poetry
The war of al-Basūs is among the most renowned wars of pre-Islamic Arabia. It was said to have been fought between two sister-tribes, and to have lasted allegedly for forty years. Its story, especially since the eighteenth century ce, became rich material that nurtured epic and non-epic literary works. This article examines the influence of that war on early Arabic poetry, based on every reference in a corpus of some 27,000 poems, dating from the…
Statistical Development of the Use of Rhetorical Elements in Classical Arabic Poetry
This article analyses statistical differences in the use of rhetorical elements in classical Arabic poetry in three different periods: Pre-Islamic (5th to 6th centuries CE ), Umayyad (7th to 8th centuries CE ), and close to three ʿAbbāsid centuries (8th to 10th centuries CE ). Ninety-five poems from these periods have been rhetorically analysed. The study reveals that poetry moved from a periphrastic mode in the pre-Islamic period toward periphra…
The Development of the “Beloved’s Male Camel Section” in Pre-Umayyad and Umayyad Arabic Poetry
This article examines the “beloved’s male camel section” in classical Arabic poetry, a structural and thematic component within the traditional ẓaʿāʾin section, which depicts the departure of the beloved. It investigates the development of this significant element and explores its usage in both Umayyad and pre-Umayyad poetry, with particular emphasis on the work of the early Islamic poet Mulayh b. al-Hakam from the Hejaz region, whose contributio…
Negated Antithesis as Reflected in the Qurʾān and in Pre-Qurʾānic Arabic Poetry
This article presents a comparative analysis of the negated antithesis (ṭibāq salb) in pre-Islamic poetry and the Qurʾān using data generated by the Rhetorical Element Identifier (REI), a computational tool capable of automatically detecting this device across both corpora. Drawing on a dataset of 1908 pre-Islamic poems and the full Qurʾānic text, the study explores how shared rhetorical patterns reflect a broader stylistic continuum between the …
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