Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjani

Abu Bakr Abd al-Qahir ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Jurjani, the grammarian, Shafi'i and Ash'ari, author of many works. ²

His works include "al-Mughni fi Sharh al-Idah" in thirty volumes, "al-Jumal" and its commentary, "al-Umda fi al-Tasrif", "al-Miftah", and a commentary on the Fatiha in one volume. He took grammar at Jurjan from Abu al-Husayn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Farisi, nephew of Abu Ali al-Farisi through his sister. ²

Ibn Imad says that he had religion and complete excellence in grammar, and tells that a thief came in upon him while he was praying and took what he found, and he did not break his prayer while looking at him. ² He also composed verse, from which Ibn Imad quotes some lines. ²

He died in 471 AH. ²