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Ali ibn Hamza al-Kisa'i, the shaykh of the Qur'an readers and grammarians of Kufa, and the teacher of al-Hadi, al-Amin and al-Rashid. He was buried in al-Rayy. 1
Al-Mas'udi says he died in 189 AH after travelling with al-Rashid to al-Rayy. 1
Ibn al-Nadim says he was one of the seven readers of Kufa, of foreign origin, and that he moved between the lands. 2
Ibn al-Nadim relates the story of his debate with Sibawayh, in which they referred to eloquent Bedouins and the correct answer was with al-Kisa'i. 3
Connections
- Related to
- The Basran and Kufan schools of grammar
People and things also explored
Origins of Arabic Grammar· Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi· Sibawayh· The Basran and Kufan schools of grammar
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 331
- al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim , p. 76
- al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim , p. 143
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Kisa'i the Grammarian”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-kisai/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-25.