Ibn al-Qabisi

Ibn al-Qabisi
Born
Muhammad ibn Abi al-Wafa ibn Ahmad al-Adawi al-Mawsili

1163 (1163)
Qabisa, Mosul
Died1235 (aged 71–72)
Occupation(s)linguist, poet, teacher and writer
Notable workal-Ḥādī fī al-ʾIʿrab Ila Turuq al-Sawab

Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Abi al-Wafa ibn Ahmad al-Adawi al-Mawsili known briefly as Ibn al-Qabaisi (1163–1235), was an Iraqi linguist and poet.

Biography[edit]

al-Qabisi was born in Qabaisa a village in Mosul in a family from Isfahan. He studied Arabic grammar under Makki ibn Zabban, and hadith and Qur'an from Nasrallah al-Wasiti. He was taught for a while in Erbil. He was known for his skills in Arabic linguistics. He died in Aleppo and buried there. Wrote three preludes on Arabic grammar, Morphology and arithmetic, also Al-Tatimat fi al-Tasrif and Al-Hadi fi al-I'irab 'Ila Turuq al-Sawab.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ibn al-Sha'ar al-Mawsili (2005). عقود الجمان في شعراء هذا الزمان (in Arabic). Vol. V, Part VI (First ed.). Damascus, Syria: DKI (Dar al-Kotob al-Ilmiyah ). pp. 308–311.