An overview of the book (The Heart and the Change by Al-Asma’i, Study and Compilation)
This book is concerned with collecting the texts of the lost book (The Heart and the Change by Al-Asma’i), through extrapolation of the Arabic linguistic heritage, relying on strict standards and controls in selecting these texts, and arranging and organizing them according to a solid scientific approach. To be close to the image that the author left, may God have mercy on him, it is preceded by a detailed study of the author and the author. It is accompanied by technical indexes to serve the reader. Contributing to bringing out a treasure of that heritage, most of which was lost for various reasons. And to revive the legacy of a unique science of linguists who had a great impact on this blessed language.
Happiness does not belong to one person and not another. It is not a value that is disputed or bought or sold. Rather, it is a reality that exists in some form, place, and time. Either you strive for it and obtain it, or you are against it, and in this case you must mortal.
A person may spend his life searching for happiness while he does not know that he possesses it. He searches for it far away, while it is near him. He may realize this after it is too late, and his condition says:
And I learned that when knowledge is of no use to a boy
What I lost was with me
Since those who hold psychological theories have given themselves permission to search for happiness, poetry has also given us permission to search for it. Poets are sensing stations of human beings, and they are more capable of understanding the essence and reality of happiness than others.
From here, the study paid attention to the poetic discourse of the most famous poets of Arabic literature during the various eras from pre-Islamic times until the present day, and studied and analyzed the poetic evidence related to happiness in their poems and how they reached and achieved it.
This study remains a prelude and key to broader future studies that include other literary genres such as the story, the novel, the story, and the biography, which enriches social and psychological research and studies that relate to human life and its nature and value. In the case of this study, he says:
I am happy if I exist
