Ibn al-A'rabi

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.