The eyes of wonders in what Abu Al-Tayeb brought of inventions and strange things

Author's name: Ali bin Tamim Publisher: Kalima Project for Translation Year of publication: 2025 Literary classification: Literature Brief about the book: Although the word invention seems modern and contemporary; because it is associated in people's minds with technological achievements and natural sciences, it is actually a scientific and heritage term, used by Arab scholars of literature and language for hundreds of years to describe the state of "genius and talent," and they divided talent into two parts: invention and creativity, distinguishing between them; invention: creating meanings that have not been preceded by and bringing forth what has never been before, and creativity: the poet's bringing of a metaphorical meaning that is unusual and not customary. There is no doubt that choosing Abu Al-Tayyib, without other Arab poets, as material for research does not need justification, and his name and biography do not need introduction; his intense presence in Arabic poetry for more than ten centuries is sufficient. However, here we would like to point out that Abu Al-Tayyib, unlike other poets, is the perfect model when it comes to talking about invention, whether in his biography and life or in his poetic creativity. This book contains forty lines/examples of what Abu Al-Tayyib Al-Mutanabbi said, each of which includes a poetic invention that no one else has brought, a passionate innovation that commentators have struggled over, and a poetic, critical, and intellectual contribution in which he was a pioneer.