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Abu 'Ubaida

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Persian Arab grammarian and linguist (728-825)

AcademicsLived 728 to 825 · aged 97
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Ma'mar ibn al-Muthanna (728-825) also known as Abu Ubayda was an early Muslim scholar of Arabic philology. He was a controversial figure; later scholar Ibn Qutayba remarked that Abu Ubayda "hated Arabs," though his contemporaries still considered him perhaps the most well-rounded scholar of his age.

Academics born in the 720s 3

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Ma'mar ibn al-Muthanna (728-825) also known as Abu Ubayda was an early Muslim scholar of Arabic philology. He was a controversial figure; later scholar Ibn Qutayba remarked that Abu Ubayda "hated Arabs," though his contemporaries still considered him perhaps the most well-rounded scholar of his age. Whether or not Abu Ubayda was truly a follower of the Shu'ubiyya is still a matter of debate.

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Academics
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Academic
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deceased
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Lived 728 to 825 · aged 97
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19 languages

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