THE CONSISTENCY AND COHERENCE OF HURUF AL-MAANI IN MUGHNI AL-LABIB AN KUTUB AL-A ARIB AS A REFERENCE FOR MALAYSIAN STUDENTS OF ISLAMIC STUDIES IN MOROCCO

Arabic speakers considering Morocco uses Arabic as a daily spoken language. Thus, Malaysian students could learn more deeply and master the knowledge of this tool before delving into other Islamic studies. Besides, Malaysian students are forced to speak in daily affairs while they study here which is in university or outside Campus. Among the core courses for specialization in Arabic language are courses relating to Arabic grammar. Courses on grammar encompass various aspects, among which is huruf al-maani. Past prominent Arabic grammarians emphasized very much on the study of huruf al-maani. Various works on it were written by many Arabic grammarians. One of them was the distinguished 8th Century Hijrah Ibn Hisham al-Ansari. He contributed much to Arabic grammar development, particularly through his famous writing which is still relevant for application even today. Among his works is Mughni al-Labib which is considered as a masterpiece acclaimed and regarded as unique by many lovers of Arabic language who wish to explore Arabic language, especially on the aspect of huruf al-maani. The objective of this study is to review ibn Hishams endeavor to simplify learning of grammar, particularly through his study of the huruf al-maani aspect in his book Mughni al-Labib and its suitability as part of reference for Arabic specialization syllabus in Morocco Universities. This article is based on descriptive study of the methodology in Mughni al-Labib contained in the chapter relating to huruf al-maani.