The Critical Edition of Hashiyat al-Kürdî on Imtihan Al-Azkiaby Muhammad al-Kürdî

Title of the Thesis: The Critical Edition of Hashiyat al-Kürdî on Imtihan Al-Azkia by Muhammad al-Kürdî Author: Wael Shawky Abdelmaged HOSİN Supervisor: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fatih YENER Date:31/07/2024 Nu. of pages: V (pre text)+341 Department: The Basic Islamic Sciences Subfield: Arabic Language and Rhetoric This manuscript, "Hashiyat al-Kürdî on Imtihan Al-Azkia", holds significant importance due to the esteemed status of both Imam al-Kürdi, author of the commentary, and Imam Al-Barkiwi, author of the original text "Imtihan Al-Azkia," in the Arabic library. In this abstract, we will provide a brief overview of this work, which we approached as follows: Initially, we encountered two manuscripts: 1. A complete manuscript from Marmara University, registered as number 675 in the Manuscripts Department. 2. Another complete manuscript from the Sulaymaniyah Library, registered as number 157 in the Giresun section. Subsequently, our research was structured into an introduction and four chapters as follows: 1. Introduction: Includes subject, method and a summary of the research, introduction, symbols, and abbreviations. 2. Chapter One: Containing a biography of Imam Muhammad al-Kürdi, the author of the commentary, which is the subject of the study. 3. Chapter Two: Provides an introduction to the book its title, content, purpose of writing, and differences between the manuscripts, along with the style of the commentary. 4. Chapter Three: Presenting our research methodology. 5. Chapter Four: It includes the text of the commentary with scholarly verification and citation of Quranic verses and Prophetic traditions, attribution of poetic verses, biographical sketches, comparison of versions, noting differences, in addition to validating marginal notes by relocating them to footnotes, with the mention of the word "from him" to distinguish between the author's commentary and the editor's commentary. Keywords: Muhammad al-Kürdi, Imtihan Al-Azakia, Hashiyat al-Kürdi, Lubbu al-Albab, Kürdish scholars, Hashiyat alâ Imtihan Al-Azkia.