al-Qifti

القفطي

c. 1248 CE · 646 AH

Jamal al-Din Ali ibn Yusuf al-Qifti, d. AH 646 — author of Inbah al-Ruwat 'ala Anbah al-Nuhat, the history of the grammarians 1.

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Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Egypt & Nile
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abagha Khan · Abu al-Abbas al-Qurti · Abu al-Hajjaj al-Biyasi · Abu Bakr ibn Qawam al-Balisi · Abu Shama al-Dimashqi

Overview

Jamal al-Din Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Yusuf al-Qifti, who died in 646 AH. 1

His works

He is the author of Inbah al-Ruwat ala Anbah al-Nuhat, which Haji Khalifa describes as a history of the grammarians. 1

The Gregorian date recorded (about 1248 CE) is derived from the Hijri date. His birth, his other works and the details of his life need an additional source.

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Inbah al-Ruwat 'ala Anbah al-Nuhat

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Inbah al-Ruwat 'ala Anbah al-Nuhat

Sources

  1. Kashf al-Zunun an Asami al-Kutub wa'l-Funun — Hajji Khalifa (Furqan ed.) , p. 641
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Inbah al-Ruwat 'ala Anbah al-Nuhat

Al-Qifti's Inbah al-Ruwat — the biographical history of the grammarians.