المنطق والمقولات

1. (Taftazani’s Commentary on the Shamsiya in Logic) Sharh al-Shamsiya – jad allah bassam

This is Sa’d al-Din al-Taftazani’s (d. 1390 CE) famous commentary on the Shamsiya text in logic by Najm al-Din al-Katibi. Katibi’s text has historically been one of the most widely studied and glossed logic texts in the Islamic tradition. Jadallah Bassam’s critical edition is based on a series of earlier lithographed editions.

1. (‘Amidi’s Commentary on the Waladiya in Argumentation Theory) Sharh al-amidi lil-Waladiya - abdul-hamid al-‘isawi

This is a commentary by al-Amidi on the famous Waladiya text in argumentation theory. Argumentation theory, or adab al-bahth wal-munazara, is one of the key disciplines in the traditional Islamic curriculum which combined rules of logic with the ethics and conduct of proper debate.

1. (Sufficiency of Students: A commentary on Abhari’s Isaghoji in Logic) Mughni al-Tullab – Isam al-Subu’i

This is a critical edition of the famous commentary in logic by Mahmud Hasan al-Maghnisi (c. 1500). This particular text was famously studied by students of logic in Anatolia and the eastern Islamic lands.

1. (A Contemporary Gloss on Damanhuri’s Commentary on the Sullam in Logic) Hashiya ‘ala idah al-mubham min ‘ma’ani al-sulalm -bilal najar

Damanhuri’s commentary on the Sullam al-Munawraq in logic has been utilized as the primary text in teaching beginners the discipline of logic. This version of the text is published alongside an extensive explanatory gloss by the contemporary teacher of logic, Bilal Najjar.