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Talkhīṣ al-Miftāḥ (Summary of al-Miftāḥ) is a commentary on Miftāḥ al-ʻulum (Key to the sciences), a work of Arabic rhetoric by Yusuf ibn Abi Bakr al-Sakkaki (1160‒1229). The author of the summary is Jalal al-Din Muhammad al-Qazwini (1267 or 1268‒1338), better known as al-Khatib al-Qazwini (the Preacher al-Qazwini) and sometimes as Khatib Dimashq (the Preacher of Damascus). He was a master of Arabic grammar, eloquent expression, and the principles of Islamic law, as well as a prolific author. Talkhīṣ al-Miftāḥ is a ...