Ibn Qutaybah
Persian jurist and scholar (c.828-889) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muslim ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī al-Marwazī better known simply as Ibn Qutaybah (Arabic: ابن قتيبة, romanized: Ibn Qutaybah; c. 828 – 13 November 889 CE / 213 – 15 Rajab 276 AH)[3] was an Islamic[4] scholar of Persian descent.[5][6][7][8] He served as a judge during the Abbasid Caliphate, but was best known for his contributions to Arabic literature.[9][10] He was an Athari theologian[2][11] and polymath[12][13][14] who wrote on diverse subjects, such as Qur'anic exegesis, hadith, theology, philosophy, law and jurisprudence, grammar, philology, history, astronomy, agriculture and botany.
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Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muslim ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī al-Marwazī | |
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Title | ibn Qutaybah |
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Born | 828CE, 213 AH |
Died | 15 Rajab 276 AH/ 13 November, 889 |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Islamic golden age |
Region | Abbasid Caliphate |
Denomination | Sunni |
Creed | Athari[1][2] |
Main interest(s) | politics, history, Tafsir, Hadith, Kalam and Arabic literature |
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Occupation | Scholar of Islam |
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