Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- philologist
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Review
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Life in time
Summary
Abu'l-Qasim 'Ali b. Ja'far b. 'Ali b. Muhammad b. 'Abdallah b. al-Husayn al-Shantarini al-Sa'di, known as Ibn al-Qatta' — Sicilian by birth, Egyptian by home and death, the philologist; one of the imams of adab, especially lugha. 1
Works and departure
His works: the Kitab al-Af'al — finer than Ibn al-Qutiyya's — Abniyat al-asma', al-Durra al-khatira on the island's chosen poets, and Lamh al-malh gathering Andalusi poets, with a fine arud too; he left Sicily when the Franks neared its mastery and reached Egypt around 450. 1
Sources
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan
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islam.museum contributors. “Ibn al-Qatta' al-Siqilli”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-al-qatta-al-siqilli/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.