al-Jalis al-Nahwi al-Husayn ibn Musa

الجليس النحوي الحسين بن موسى

1097 CE · 490 AH

Grammarian and philologist of Dinawar known as al-Jalis; died 490 AH (1097 CE).

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Sunni
Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Persia & Central Asia
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks Contemporaries: Abu al-Fath Abd al-Baqi al-Haddad al-Hanbali al-Faradi · Abd al-Malik Ibn Attash · Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Abdallah ibn Hamuwayh al-Juwayni · Abu al-Hasan al-Ibadi

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Abu Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Musa ibn Hibat Allah al-Dinawari, known as al-Jalis al-Nahwi, a grammarian and philologist from Dinawar. He died in 490 AH (1097 CE). 1

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Sources

  1. Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Jalis al-Nahwi al-Husayn ibn Musa”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-jalis-al-nahwi-al-husayn-ibn-musa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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