At a glance
- Roles
- writer · Scholar
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Modern Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
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Life in time
Place in the story
- ScholarTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Ali al-Sayyid al-Jundi, a man of letters, poet and professor of literature. He served as dean of the Dar al-Ulum and as a member of the Arabic Language Academy. He was born in 1316 AH (1898 CE) and died in 1393 AH (1973 CE). 1
Standing
The source counts him among the foremost of his generation. 1
What the sources do not give here
The data of this page give no details of his works. It needs an additional source.
People and things also explored
al-Tanahmir: the Himyaritic speech remnant· Aljamia (aljamiado: Spanish written in Arabic script, and its literature)· Arab naming of children after plants· The wise sayings attributed to Ali· Poetry attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib· The delegation of Banu Tamim and the boasting contest· Ka'b ibn Zuhayr's pardon and recitation of Banat Su'ad· Khuza'a's appeal to Medina
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Jundi Ali al-Sayyid”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-jundi-ali-al-sayyid/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.