Quṭrub the Grammarian
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Abū Alī Muḥammad ibn al-Mustanīr (أبو علي محمد بن المستنير), known as Quṭrub the Grammarian of al-Baṣrah, was a poet, a scientist, a scholar of Qur'anic exegesis (tafsir) and the leading philologist and linguist of his time. He wrote on a wide field of subjects and authored the first Kitāb al-Muthallath[1] ('Ternary'), of which several later and extended versions were produced. He died in 821/22 (206 AH).[2]
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Quṭrub the Grammarian | |
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Born | |
Died | 821 |
Other names | Abū Alī Muḥammad ibn al-Mustanīr (ابو على محمد بن المستنير); Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad; al-Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad |
Academic background | |
Influences | Sibawayh |
Academic work | |
Era | Abbasid Caliphate |
School or tradition | Baṣrah school of grammar |
Notable works | Kitāb al-Muthalath (The Ternary), tafsir |
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