Abu al-Baqa' al-Ukbari

أبو البقاء العكبري

1219 CE · 616 AH

Abu al-Baqa' Abdallah ibn al-Husayn al-Ukbari — the blind grammarian of Basra, author of al-Tibyan on Qur'anic i'rab and al-Lubab; died 616 1.

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Scholar
Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Levant & Iraq
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Muwaffaq al-Din Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi · Abdallah al-Yunini · Abu al-Abbas al-Azafi · Abu al-Abbas al-Qurti · Abu al-Hajjaj al-Biyasi

Overview

Abu al-Baqa Abd Allah ibn al-Husayn ibn Abd Allah al-Ukbari, a blind grammarian, the leading grammarian of Basra in his age. His books include "al-Tibyan fi I'rab al-Qur'an" and "al-Lubab fi Ilal al-Bina' wa al-I'rab". He died in 616 AH. 2

Sources

  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 399
  2. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p.399
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