Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani
Arab historian, writer, poet and musicologist (897–967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Iṣfahānī (Arabic: أبو الفرج الأصفهاني), also known as Abul-Faraj, (full form: Abū al-Faraj ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥaytham al-Umawī al-Iṣfahānī) (897–967CE / 284–356AH) was a writer, historian, genealogist, poet, musicologist and scribe. He was of Arab-Quraysh origin[1][2] and mainly based in Baghdad. He is best known as the author of Kitab al-Aghani ("The Book of Songs"), which includes information about the earliest attested periods of Arabic music (from the seventh to the ninth centuries) and the lives of poets and musicians from the pre-Islamic period to al-Isfahani's time.[3] Given his contribution to the documentation of the history of Arabic music, al-Isfahani is characterised by George Sawa as "a true prophet of modern ethnomusicology".[4]
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Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani | |
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أَبُو الْفَرَج الْأصْفَهَانِيّ | |
Born | 897 (897) Isfahan, Abbasid Caliphate |
Died | 967 (aged 69–70)[lower-alpha 1] |
Other names | Ali ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥaytham |
Era | Islamic golden age (Abbasid era) |
Known for | Book of Songs |
Scientific career | |
Fields | History |
Patrons | Sayf ad-Dawlah |