Najm Al-Dīn Al-Kātibī's Al-Risālah Al-Shamsiyyah: An Edition and Translation with Commentary

A scholarly edition of a classic textbook on logic

Najm al-Dī
n al-Kā
tibī
's al-Risā
lah al-Shamsiyyah is a scholarly edition and translation of The Rules of Logic, with commentary and notes. Composed by Najm al-Dī
n al-Kā
tibī
, a scholar of the Shā
fiʿ
ī
school of law, al-Risā
lah al-Shamsiyyah is the most widely read introduction to logic in the Arabic-speaking world. It has probably enjoyed a longer shelf-life than any other logic textbook ever written, having been in use by madrasah students from the early eighth/fourteenth century up until the present day. Building on the theories of Avicenna, al-Rā
zī
, and other pioneers of logic, al-Kā
tibī
discusses the many pitfalls of building arguments and setting out unambiguous claims in natural language. The enduring nature of the text is a testament to al-Kā
tibī
and his impact on concepts of formal discourse and argument.