At a glance
- Roles
- grammarian · lexicographer
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Overview
His works
He wrote a commentary on Sibawayh's book, and Ibn Khallikan says that he came to see in research what was not seen by others. He then wrote "al-Iqna'", and died before completing it, and his son Abu Muhammad Yusuf completed it. 2
His assembly
He had a session in Baghdad at which scholars read to him, and among his companions was the keeper of the House of Knowledge, Abd al-Salam al-Basri. 2
Connections
- Lived in
- Baghdad
- Authored
- Sirafi's commentary on Sibawayh's Kitab
- Parent of
- يوسف السيرافي
People and things also explored
The Nizamiyya Madrasa of Baghdad· Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom· The 'Adudi Bimaristan· al-Bimaristan al-Muqtadiri· Bimaristan al-Sayyida· Dar al-'Ilm of Baghdad (Sabur's library)· The Jami' al-Qati'a of Baghdad· The mosque of Qati'at Umm Ja'far
Sources
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan , p. 72-73
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan , p.72-73
- Sibawayh's Kitab, methodical arrangement and edition (Zein, 2015)
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abu Sa'id al-Sirafi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-sirafi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-25.