Abu Uthman Al Mazini

أبو عثمان المازني

Basran grammarian — whoever writes a big grammar book after Sibawayh, let him blush 1

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Abu Uthman al-Mazini, a grammarian of Basra. 2

On Sibawayh's book

Ibn al-Nadim quotes him as saying that whoever wants to write a large book on grammar after the book of Sibawayh should be ashamed. 2

His full name and his death are not set out here and need an additional source.

Sources

  1. al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim
  2. al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim , p.143
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islam.museum contributors. “Abu Uthman Al Mazini”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abu-uthman-al-mazini/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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