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al-Tawzi Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Harun

التوزي عبد الله بن محمد بن هارون

844 CE · 230 AH

Philologist whose biographical works record several writings, most of them lost; died 230 AH (844 CE).

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Roles
Scholar
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Early Abbasid Caliphate
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Life in time

725750775800825850875900925950975 c. c.
The Early Abbasid Caliphate · Abbasid Fragmentation · The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Umayyad Period Contemporaries: Abd al-Azim al-Hasani · Ibn Abi Dawud al-Sijistani · Abd Allah ibn Muhammad (Umayyad amir of Cordova) · Abu al-Ayna · Abu Al Hudhayl Al Allaf

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Overview

Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Harun al-Tawzi, a philologist. Books of classes give his biography and mention writings of his, most of which were lost. He died in 230 AH (844 CE). 1

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Sources

  1. Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO , p.694
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