Ibn Qutaybah
Also known as Ibn Qutayba, Ibn Qutaybah, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muslim, Abd Allah Abu Muhammad Abd Allah ibn Muslim al-Dinwari Ibn Qutaybah, Abū Muhammad Abd-Allāh ibn Muslim ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī al-Marwazī
Persian jurist and scholar (c.828-889)
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- Born
- ca. 828
- Died
- 889
- Works
- 113
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- ʻAqāʼid al-salaf
- Excellence of the Arabs
- كتاب تعبير الرؤيا
- ʼAdab ʼal-kātib
- Gharīb al-Ḥadīth
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Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muslim ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī al-Marwazī better known simply as Ibn Qutaybah (Arabic: ابن قتيبة, romanized: Ibn Qutaybah; c. 828 – 13 November 889 CE/213 – 15 Rajab 276 AH) was an Islamic scholar of Persian descent. He served as a judge during the Abbasid Caliphate, but was best known for his contributions to Arabic literature. He was an Athari theologian and polymath who wrote on diverse subjects, such as Qur'anic exegesis, hadith, theology, philosophy, law and jurisprudence, grammar, philology, history, astronomy, agriculture and botany.
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