Testimony method in Mustafa al-Galâyini and his work called Câmi'u'd-Durûsi'l-'Arabiyya

Up to now, a lot of studies on the Arabic language have been carried out. These studies' important part is philological studies. Mustafa al-Galâyînî is also a philologist who works through important studies on this subject. Al-Ghalayini experienced a difficult life full of troubles. He was imprisoned many times and exiled repeatedly. In spite of all these difficulties, al-Ghalayini did not fall behind from scientific studies. Al-Ghalâyînî, an important poet and orator, wrote works in many fields such as language and morality, especially on religious and social subjects. Nevertheless, the author is mostly known for his works in the Arabic language. His works on the Arabic language have been praised by many scholars and researchers. These works are not only read with great enthusiasm in educational institutions such as madrasahs, schools and universities, but they are also read as textbooks in some schools. Due to the importance of such a scholar and his works, especially the author's famous work in the Arabic language, Câmi'u'd-Durûsi'l-'Arabiyye, has been point at issue. In many works written on the Arabic language, the rules and the meaning of some words are based on some evidence. Basing it on the aforesaid evidence is called testimony. The facts brought as istişhâd are the Qur'an and its recitations, hadith, poetry and wise sayings. There has been no harm in making testimony with the Qur'an and its recitations, which are among the aforementioned facts. As for the hadith and testimony, there are different views. Also, the general opinion in poems is that poets from the Ignorance, Poets living their half lives as muslim and non-muslim (Muhadramûn), Muslims (İslamiyyun) and Persian or Ethiopian Slaves (Muvelledun) classes should be testimony with their poems. Moreover, in many works written in Arabic language, wise sayings and testimony have been mentioned. Al-Ghalâyînî made extensive use of the Qur'an and its recitations, hadiths, Arabic poetry and wise sayings, which are the mentioned facts of testimony while dealing with grammatical issues in his related work. In this study, al-Galâyînî's method of based on testimonial facts and using them has been dealt with.