al-Hariri

الحريري

Al-Hariri of Basra, author of the celebrated Maqamat in which he followed Badi' al-Zaman; his 21st (Raziyya) maqama depicts the preacher Ibn Sam'un 1.

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Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Overview

Abu Muhammad al-Qasim ibn Ali ibn Muhammad al-Hariri al-Basri, author of the well-known "Maqamat". 2

The Maqamat

In his maqamat he followed Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadhani. In his twenty-first maqama, the Razi, he means by the preacher Ibn Sam'un. 2

The data do not record his year of birth or death, which needs an additional source.

Sources

  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 135
  2. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p.135
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