Ali Ibn Sahl Al Tabari

علي بن سهل الطبري

Ali ibn Sahl al-Tabari — author of Firdaws al-Hikma, Islamised at al-Mu'tasim's hand 1

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Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Sahl al-Tabari, who wrote for al-Hazyar ibn Qarin. When he became a Muslim at the hand of al-Mu'tasim, he drew near, and his excellence became manifest at the court. 2

His life

Al-Mutawakkil included him among his boon companions, and he was of standing in literature. 2

His books

  • "Firdaws al-Hikma": seven kinds, containing thirty treatises, and in it three hundred and sixty chapters.
  • "Tuhfat al-Muluk".
  • "Kunnash al-Hadra".
  • "Manafi' al-At'ima wa al-Ashriba wa al-Maqaqir" (on the benefits of foods, drinks and drugs).

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  • The information is from the "Fihrist" alone and needs an additional source.

Sources

  1. al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim
  2. al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim , p.412
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