At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar · writer
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
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Life in time
Place in the story
- ScholarTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim, known as al-A'lam al-Batalyusi, a philologist and reciter. He was born in Badajoz and lived in Seville. He became known for the science of language, grammar and commentaries on poetry. 1
Death
He died around 637 AH (1239 CE). The sources differ on his year of death, between 637, 642 and 646 AH. 1
Note
The entry rests on one encyclopaedia. It needs an additional source to confirm the year of death and the details of his works.
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Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO , p.183-184
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-A'lam al-Batalyusi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibrahim-ibn-muhammad-al-batalyusi-al-alam/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.