Abu Ishaq al-Zajjaj
Abbasid era Grammarian of Basrah / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Sarī al-Zajjāj (Arabic: أبو إسحاق إبراهيم بن محمد بن السري الزجاج) was a grammarian of Basrah, a scholar of philology and theology and a favourite at the Abbāsid court. He died in 922[n 1][1] at Baghdād, the capital city in his time.[2][3][4]
Quick Facts Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Sarī (Surrī) al-Zajjāj, Born ...
Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Sarī (Surrī) al-Zajjāj | |
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Born | c. 842 |
Died | 13 October 922(922-10-13) (aged 80) |
Other names | ‘The Glassman’ |
Occupation | Grammarian |
Years active | caliph al-Mu’taḍid |
Academic work | |
Era | Abbāsid |
School or tradition | School of Baṣrah |
Main interests | philology, theology, philosophy, linguistics, natural science |
Notable works | Kitāb mā fassarahu min jāmi‘ an-nuṭq (كتاب ما فسّرة من جامع النطق); ‘Exposition of the "Compendium of Speech"’ |
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