ديوان شهاب الدين الخفاجي دراسةً وجمعًا وتحقيقًا

Summary of the Project This research will offer a critical edition and study of the Dīwān of ‎Shihāb al-Dīn al-Khafājī's poetry from available manuscripts, and ‎through his poetry found in various other works. ‎ The study has identified the following three manuscript copies: ‎ ‎(i) The copy housed at al-Azhar Library, no: (35148), under the title: ‎‎"Dīwān al-Shihāb al-Khafājī",‎ ‏ ‏‎(ii) The copy housed at Dār al-Kutub al-Qawmiyya, Egypt, no: (393) ‎under the title: "Dīwan al-Shihāb al-Khafājī"‎ ‎(iii) The copy housed at the Bayazid Library, Istanbul, no: (5769), under ‎the title: "Selections from the Dīwān of al-Khafājī".‎‏ ‏ Furthermore, the study adopts three approaches:‎ ‎(1) A descriptive approach in investigating the identified manuscripts by ‎recording paleographic notes related to each. This will allow for the ‎adoption of the most complete manuscript as the basis of the study, with ‎the other two manuscripts providing corrections and amendments where ‎necessary. ‎ ‎(2) The research will also adopt a literary approach in which the poetic ‎values in the work of Shihāb al-Dīn al-Khafājī will be explored. This ‎will allow for an assessment of the most important features and ‎characteristics of his oeuvre and determine how it conforms to literary ‎norms. ‎ ‎(3) An analytical approach, which will be conducted by analysing the ‎literary phenomena in his work and then linking them together to ‎determine further characteristics and draw conclusions. ‎ The study will draw on the most important sources and reference works ‎in the library of Arabic literature to bring the study to fruition. ‎