Abstract
This paper with the title: A Brief History of Badi‘I and Development aim to focus attention on the views of the ulamau Al Balaga interms of Balagatul Badi‘i, to identify some way forward through the different opinion of the Ulamau in their process of developing the canon of Badi, hoping Allah in his infinite mercy provide me with his guide to be justice to the topic. The paper falls into parts. The first part, deal with Introduction the general terms of Balaga and it purpose, followed by Badi‘I terms, then the canon of Badi‘I between the past and the present scholars views and importance. The paper identified the development the canon of Badi‘i from the past and the present as follow. As present the canon of Badi‘I is up to 150 in the deferent views of the scholars. Ibn Mu‘utaz develop 18 canon, Qudama develop 9 canon, why Abu hilal Al Askari develop 8 canons. Like Al-istiara, Al-kinaya, Al-iitrad, Al- dibaq, Al-mubalaqa, Al-iltifat, Al-jinas, Al-ruju, tajahulil arifi, Al-mazhab alkalami, husnul ibtidaat, ta‘akidul madahi bima yashbuhul zammi, al-istisnau, almukabala, sihatu taqsim, sihatu tafsir, alisharatu, alirdafu, attamsili, alguluwu, altarsei, almuhawara, attadrir, almuda‘afu, alisttish had, altalattuf, altaushihi, alaksu, altabdili, altakmili, alistidirad, jamul mutalif wal mukhtalif, alsalbu, alijabu, altaattuf wal ishtikaku.