Ibn Naqiya

Abu'l-Qasim 'Abdallah — or 'Abd al-Baqi — ibn Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Dawud ibn Naqiya al-Baghdadi, known as Ibn Naqiya; the adib, poet, philologist and epistolist of Baghdad's Harim quarter; accomplished and brilliant, with fine works including the Juman on Qur'anic resemblances and choice witticisms, famous adab maqamat, a one-volume epitome of the Aghani, a commentary on the Fasih, a diwan on the taifa kings, a poetry diwan and epistles; al-'Imad al-Isbahani praised him in the Kharida; he was accused of ta'til and the doctrine of the ancients. ¹