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Also known as Mubarrad, Muḥammad Ibn-Yazīd al- Mubarrad

Al-Mubarrad () (al-Mobarrad), or Abū al-‘Abbās Muḥammad ibn Yazīd (c. 826c. 898), was a native of Baṣrah. He was a philologist, biographer and a leading grammarian of the School of Basra, a rival to the School of Kufa. In 860 he was called to the court of the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil at Samarra. When the caliph was killed the following year, he went to Baghdād, and taught there until his death.

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Key facts

Person.name
Abū al-‘Abbās Muḥammad ibn Yazīd
Person.birth_place
Basra, Abbasid Caliphate
Person.birth_date
c. 826 (207 AH)
Person.era
Islamic Golden Age
Person.death_place
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
Person.death_date
898–899 (285 AH)
Person.other_names
al-Mubarrad
Person.occupation
Grammarian of Basra

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Muhammad
Gender
male
Place of birth
Basra
Place of death
Baghdad
Occupation
philologist
Languages spoken
Arabic
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Commons category
Al-Mubarrad
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The Cooler
date of birth
0826-03-24
writing language
Arabic
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Adliswil
date of death
0898-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • Works
  • Transcribers of al-Mubarrad{{refn|group=n|The word translated as “transcribers” is an unusual form but it probably refers to the two men mentioned in the first phrase, who copied al—Mubarrad’s manuscripts. The other persons mentioned under this heading were not transcribers.}}
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography

Al-Mubarrad () (al-Mobarrad), or Abū al-‘Abbās Muḥammad ibn Yazīd (c. 826c. 898), was a native of Baṣrah. He was a philologist, biographer and a leading grammarian of the School of Basra, a rival to the School of Kufa. In 860 he was called to the court of the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil at Samarra. When the caliph was killed the following year, he went to Baghdād, and taught there until his death.

A prolific writer, perhaps the greatest of his school, his best known work is Al-Kāmil ("The Perfect One" or "The Complete").

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