Abd al-Mun'im ibn Ghulbun

Abu'l-Tayyib 'Abd al-Mun'im b. 'Abdallah b. Ghulbun of Aleppo, the muqri'; he settled in Egypt at the start of 378, and Makki b. Abi Talib read the readings upon him in 380 when he first arrived. Al-Tha'alibi mentions him in Kitab al-malha: "upon his religion and his excellence and his knowledge of Qur'an and its meanings — refined, versatile in the literary sciences," and recited to him a poem including "keep visits few — when they multiply they become a way to parting." ¹