In The Subjunctive Mood in Arabic Grammatical Thought Arik Sadan outlines the grammatical theories on the naṣb (subjunctive mood) in Classical Arabic. Special attention is given to Sībawayhi and al-Farrāʾ, who represent the Schools of al-Baṣra and al-Kūfa respectively.

Arik Sadan, Ph.D. (2010), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is adjunct Professor of Arabic at the universities of Jerusalem and Ben-Gurion. He has published articles on Arabic linguistics and A Critical Edition of the Grammatical Treatise Taḏkirat jawāmiʿ al-ʾadawāt (Harrassowitz, 2012).