At a glance
- Roles
- writer · Poet
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- 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
Abu Nasr al-Fath ibn Muhammad ibn Ubaydallah al-Qaysi al-Ishbili, a man of letters from Seville, author of Qala'id al-Iqyan (The Necklaces of Gold) and Matmah al-Anfus (The Aim of Souls). He was born in 480 AH (1087 CE) and died in 528 AH (1133 CE). 1
What is reported of him
His life and the contents of his two books 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
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ibn Khaqan, al-Fath ibn Muhammad al-Qaysi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-khaqan-al-qaysi-al-fath/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-18.