آیینه پژوهش - دفتر تبلیغات اسلامی حوزه علمیه قم - الصفحة ١٩

Methodology of criticizing a book



  IN THE NAME OF ALLAH
AYENEH -E- PAZHOOHESH by Moh'd Ali sultani.
The author of the article describes a simple method of analizing the ways of criticizing a book
The auathor wrote the article for two reasons;
First: some dismannered criticism together with inscientific purposes being published and;
Second: responding to the requests of some of the concerned in this field.
The article comprises four well organised sections:-
١- The limitations of the task.
٢- Pinpointing the aim.
٣- Conclusion.
٤- The intial evaluation. The outhor in this issue has explained the first section only where he has enumerated various texts that a critic may face and the way with which he treat each.
A Careless Concern
by Abdulla Ebrahimi.
(A pause over the dictionary of Biharol Anwar)
This treatise - as realized from its name - is a criticism to the dictionary of Biharol Anwar under the supervision of Ali-Riza Barazish.
Published by the ministry of culture and islamic guidance.
The author analysis and criticizes this dictionary from several angles. Initially reviws the book's errors Concerning terminology. He proves his claim with numerous cases showing that the author has not been succesful in finding the roots of some of the terms of narration.
The other angle of criticism is the immodercy in the methodology of the book which is visible in the sections of the famous men , non Arabic words and ather instances.The critic clarifies that in this dictionary numerous inessential terms have been conveyed into this book which have enlargened it only.
Agitation in the simultaneous words, shorteness in flourishes representing the vovels (in Arabic) and the signs, clear printing errors, interferance of the non-traditional terms and ambiguity of numerous terms are among the other faults which the eritic has seen them applicable to the book.
Ya-e-ieh elegy is Mir Fandarski and it's interpretation
by Muhsin Kadivar
The author in this essay idetifies and states the phelosophical rank of the sage Abdul-kassim Moosawi Mir Fandareski (٩٧٠-١٠٥٠), the famous philosopher of the eleventh century. He enumerates the maintained compiling of this theological philosopher, then turns to the most famous editing of Mir Fandareski, (i.e. the Ya-e- ieh elegy.)
In this treatise , among the various interpretations written by some sages on this elegy, the author chooses the interpretation of the sage Abbas sharif Darabi one of the Mulla Hadi Subzawari graduates.
this interpretation in the belief the author , is the most detailed and the deepest known interpretation. The author has apprecieated the efforts of Mr. Moh'd Hussain Akbar Sawi, for expurgation and correction of this interpretation and the ather two attached explanation, together with few cavillings.
A criticism on the book of "the geography of the continents and the countries".
by: Gholamreza Goli Zawareh
In this article, a text book has been criticized. this book has been written by the of fice of planning and compiling the school books of the Ministry of education to improve the information leval of the students concerning the geographical situation of the regions of the moslem minorities.
The author thinks that the rights of those moslem minorities have not been fully considerred. He adds that the compilers of these text books have neglected carrying out the full identification of those countries.
Some of the titles of this criticism are:-
Inade quacy in identifging the countries; inaccuracy in expressing the name of the countries and geographical nomenclature, shortness in compiling the book and the agitation in the methodology of coding the references.
Manazelos Sa-erin and the correction of kashani's interrogation on it.
by Ahmad Abidi
The writer of this article explains the biography and the spiritual rank of the sage khaja Abdull -he- Ansari (٣٩٦-٤٨١ A.d.)
The author of this article initally explains the biography and the spiritual rank of khaja Abdullahe Ansari (٣٩٦-٤٨١ A.D). Then he identifies the book of "Manazelos -sa- erin" which is among the best in the field of "Erfan Amali (i.e. practical mysticism) and sair wa solook (i.e. approaching mystical self training)". Among the various interpretaations written on this book, the outhor considers the one of kamoloddin Abdul-Razzaq Kashani (died in ٧٣٦ A.D.) as the best.
The correction of this interpretation held by Mr. Mohsin Bidarfar is very much praised by the author for it was held in a researching method.
The author terminates his article by presenting some criticism proposals to improve the task of the corrector.
Reviewing the book is Mabani -ie- Erfan wa Tasaw - wof (the pillars of gnosticism and mysticism). by Moh'd Taqi Sobhani.
In this essay, after a short intoduction regarding the islamic sources of gnosticism and mysticism the author criticises and reviews the book compiled by sayyed Zaya- oddin Sajjadi as a text book for university stndents, specializing in persian literature.
The author initially criticizes eviticizas the methodology and the viewpoint of the writer and thinks that he has a belletristic inclination.
The critic also counts being optimistic and affirmative as well as visioning relegion and mysticism a like as other faults of the writter.
In anather part of the essay, the critic enumerates the misconcluded points and terminates his essasy by reviewing more than thircy of such misconcluded cases.
A Pause in the persian text book of intermediate school. by : Gholam - Reza Zarrin - chian.
In this criticism, shorthess and some awkward points of this text book have been raised the critic believes that the scientififc matters have been treated emotionally especially in the grammer section is persian language. The inclination of compilers self taste dominates the book and basicly the book puffers chaos in its subject .
Carelessness in Editing
(Twenty eight errors in four pages)
by: Mah'd Baquer sajjadi.
What has been criticised in this short essay is a book by Mrs. Mariam Mir Ahmadi named: "The political and social history of iran during the safavi's era" . In this ; two point have been considered: first criticising four pages of the book's context from which twenty eight clirect and indirect errors are enumerated.
The next part of the criticism is contemplation and comparison between few pages of this book and another by Rehr Brin named "The seystem of states in the safavis' era.
A Glance at anthology of (War) front culture
by: Ali sari - velayati
Anthology of the (war) front culture, is a task being wpheld by the ambition of sayyed mahdi Fahimi together whit cultural and war propagation affairs headed by the assistance of the general command headquarter.
The print that have been published of this callection up to now are under six general and partial titles and a part under several volumes.
The critic in this glance, in addition to a brief observation over the six titlles all have payed a comprehensive attention to section is "Names and traces" and has enumerated some of the shortnesses.
Summary Introductions:
In this section of the magazine, the following book are introduced brifly:
١- Tahrirat fil osool by sayyad Mustafa Khomaini.
٢- A-alam Nahjul - Balagha by the researcher Ali bin Nasser sarakhsi.
٣- Solook -e- Arirfan by Haj Mirza Jawad Malaki Tabrizi
٤- Dastanha-ye- Mahboobel - Quloob by Mirza Barkhorda-re- Farahi
٥- Farhange- Asha-re-sa- eb by: Ahmad Golchin Ma-ani
٦- Majmoo-a-ie- Maqualaha-ie Saminare Ber- rasi-ie Adabi- iat-e- Inqilab-e- islami.
٧- Erfan wa Adab dar Asr -e- safawi by Ahmad Tamim- Dari
٨- Al- Mukhtar min kalimatel Imamel Mahdi (M.F.O) by shaikh Mah'd Gharawi.
٩- Aslosh -shi- ahte wa Osooloha by shaik Moh'd Hussain Al-Kashefol - Ghira.
In the Bibliography section of the magazine the published and non published editings of two authors to belonoging the eleventh and the twelfth century are introduced.
First we get introduced to the scattered writings of the sage Mirza Hasan lahigi, numerated to twenty five books and treatises.
Next, arabic compilings of Mir Gholam Ali- Azad-e- Belgrami are introducted which are numerated to over fifteen prose and poetry
In the section of introduction to Scienrific and cultural centres of this issue, we get introducted to Damascus university.
In this letter of introduction, a historical briefing in being reviewed concerning the formation and the establishing stageo of the various faculties and then explains the current situation of this university.
University of Damascus consists of fifteen faculties and the number of overall students exceed one hundred thonsand.
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