At a glance
- Roles
- writer · Scholar
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Colonial Era
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Place in the story
- ScholarTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Al-Tahir al-Khamiri (1899–1973 CE), a Tunisian writer and scholar, born in the Bab Suwayqa quarter of the old city of Tunis in 1899. 1
His works, his life and his dates of birth and death from a second source need 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-Tahir al-Khamiri”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-tahir-al-khamiri/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.