At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Sahl ibn Harun, head of the House of Wisdom and scribe over the treasuries of wisdom 2.
Keeper of the Greek books
Ibn Nubata reports that al-Ma'mun made him keeper of the treasury of Greek books that had been brought from Cyprus. These were the books of the philosophers which were handed over to al-Ma'mun when he made peace with the lord of al-Jazira and asked him for that treasury 2.
His literary work
He was one of the modern Arabic poets, and, according to Duha al-Islam, one of those accused of Shu'ubiyya 3.
Notes for researchers
- The entry rests on Duha al-Islam alone. It needs an additional source.
Connections
- Participated in
- The Cyprus library comes to Baghdad
- Related to
- Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom
People and things also explored
Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom· The Cyprus library comes to Baghdad· Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq's translation circle· The Algebra composed· Al-Ma'mun's embassy for the Greek books· Al-Rashid lays the nucleus of the House of Wisdom· Abd Allah al-Ma'mun ibn Harun al-Rashid· Harun al-Rashid
Sources
- Duha al-Islam — Ahmad Amin (Hindawi 2012) , p. 427
- Duha al-Islam — Ahmad Amin (Hindawi 2012) , p.427
- Duha al-Islam — Ahmad Amin (Hindawi 2012) , p.435
- al-Abshihi, al-Mustatraf fi kull fann mustazraf, vol. 1 (scan)
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islam.museum contributors. “سهل بن هارون”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/sahl-ibn-harun/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.