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Al-Qasabani

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Al-Fadl bin Mohammed Al-Qasabani
الفضل بن محمد القصباني
Personal life
Born
Basrah, Arabia
DiedAH 444 (1052/1053)
EraCaliphate of Al-Qa'im bi-amri 'llah
RegionAbbasid Caliphate
Main interest(s)Philology, Grammar
Notable work(s)Muqadimah fi al-Nahw (مقدمة في النحو); ‘Introduction to Grammar’
Known forMuslim scholar
Religious life
ReligionIslam
Muslim leader
Influenced

Abu Al-Qasim Al-Fadl bin Mohammed bin Ali bin Al-Fadl Al-Qasabani (Arabic: أبو القاسم الفضل بن محمد بن علي بن الفضل القصباني) (died 444 AH), was a well known Arab philologist and grammarian of the Abbasid Caliphate.

Life

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He was born in Basra, in the Bani Haram neighborhood, where he spent his entire life.[1] He was blind,[2] and many students of knowledge studied under him, the most famous of whom were: Al-Hariri, Al-Khatib Al-Tabrizi,[3] and the judge of Basra, Abu Al-Faraj Al-Basri.[4]

He used to sell reeds, so he was nicknamed Al-Qasabani. He was also a poet.[5] He died during the era of the Caliphate of Al-Qa'im bi-amri 'llah in 444 AH/1052 AD.[6]

Works

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Among his works are the following:[7]

  • Muqadimah fi al-Nahw
  • Kitab Al-Amali
  • Al-Safwa fi Ashaar Al-Arab w Mukhtareha
  • Al-Hawashi ala Al-Idhah
  • Al-Hawashi ala Al-Sihah

See also

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References

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  1. ^ al-Hamawi, Yaqut. "Mu'jam al-Udabā". p. 2179.
  2. ^ al-Zirikli, Khayr al-Din. "Al-Alam". vol. 5 p. 151.
  3. ^ Al-Firuzabadi, M. "Al-Bulgha fi Tarajim Ahl Al-Nahw w al-Lugha". p. 232.
  4. ^ Al-Dhahabi, S. "Tarikh al-Islam al-kabir". vol. 34 p. 307.
  5. ^ Farrukh, Omar. "Tarikh al-Adab al-Arabi". vol. 3 p. 122.
  6. ^ Ibn al-Anbari, R. "Nuzhat Al-Alibbaa fi Tabaqat Al-Odabaa". p. 257.
  7. ^ Kahhala, Umar Rida. "Mu'jam al-Mu'allifin". vol. 8 p. 71.