Abstract
The research tackles lexicographical phenomenon as it is considered to be one of the characteristics of Arabic calligraphy. Ancient and modern scholars differ about its origin between saying that its status was related to the status of Arabic letters or viewing it as a modern phenomenon. The research uncovers both views and discusses arguments and evidently reaches upon transferred, concrete and mental evidences, some firstly presented, that lexicographical dot is a subject that is part of Calligraphy and it is one of the defining characteristics of it.
Highlights
One of the defining characteristics of Arabic letters in isolation is lexicographical dote and in collective form is parsing which is known as diacritics
What encourages us to approach such a topic is speeches said by Imam Ali (AS) that prove the existence of Lexicographical dot in his era like: "I am the dot under the extended Ba
The research is not concerned in explaining these speeches and analyzing them semantically but to prove that lexicographical dots phenomenon existed before Islam
Summary
One of the defining characteristics of Arabic letters in isolation is lexicographical dote and in collective form is parsing which is known as diacritics. The research will tackle lexicographical dots as existed with the existence of Arabic Calligraphy and as found within the writing of the Glorious Quran or without it [1]. What encourages us to approach such a topic is speeches said by Imam Ali (AS) that prove the existence of Lexicographical dot in his era like: "I am the dot under the extended Ba. I am the dot under the letter Ba, I am the dot which is under B" and " The knowledge of the Quran is in Alfatihah and the knowledge of Alfatihah is in the Albasmalah and the knowledge of Albasmalah is in the Ba, he said "I am the dot under Ba' [2]
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