Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Ziyād, surnamed Ibn al-Aʿrābī ; a philologist, genealogist, and oral traditionist of Arabic tribal poetry. A grammarian of the school of al-Kūfah, who rivalled the grammarians of al-Baṣrah in poetry recital.
Writers born in the 760s 6
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Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Ziyād, surnamed Ibn al-Aʿrābī ; a philologist, genealogist, and oral traditionist of Arabic tribal poetry. A grammarian of the school of al-Kūfah, who rivalled the grammarians of al-Baṣrah in poetry recital. He was famous for his knowledge of rare expressions and for transmitting the famous anthology of ancient Arabic poetry, Al-Mufaḍḍalīyāt.
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 767 to 846 · aged 79
Written about in
7 languages
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