Ibn Qutaybah Abū Muhammad Abd-Allāh ibn Muslim ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī al-Marwazī or simply Ibn Qutaybah was an Islamic scholar of Persian origin . He served as a judge during the Abbasid Caliphate , but was best known for his contributions to Arabic literature . He was a polymath who wrote on diverse subjects, such as Qur'anic exegesis , hadith , theology , philosophy , law and jurisprudence , grammar , philology , history , astronomy , agriculture and botany .Biography His full name is Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdullāh b. Muslim ibn Qutaybah ad-Dīnawarī. He was born in Kufa in what is now Iraq . He was of Iranian descent; his father was from Merv . Having studied tradition and philology he became qadi in Dinawar during the reign of Al-Mutawakkil , and afterwards a teacher in Baghdad where he died. He was the first representative of the school of Baghdad philologists that succeeded the schools of Kufa and Basra . He was known as a vocal opponent" of "gentile" or shu'ubi Islam, i.e. openness to non-Islamic wisdom and values.Legacy He was viewed by Sunni Muslims as a hadith Master, foremost philologist , linguist, and man of letters . In addition to his literary criticism and anthologies, he was also known for his work in the problems of Tafsir or Qur'anic interpretation. He also authored works on astronomy and legal theory . His book Uyun al-Akhbar , along with the romantic literature of Muhammad bin Dawud al-Zahiri and Ibn Abi Tahir Tayfur , were considered by lexicographer Ibn Duraid to be the three most important works for those who wished to speak and write eloquently.Works He wrote more than 60 books, including :Gharīb al-Qur'an , , lexical complexities in the Qur'an.Ta’wīl Mukhtalif al-Hadīth ,, defence of hadiths against Mu'tazilite critics.Kitāb Adab al-Kātib Kitāb al-Anwā’ . Kitāb al-Ma‘ānī al-Kabīr fī Abyāt al-Ma‘ānī . 2 vols. Kitāb al-Ma’ārif , short universal history , from Creation to the Jāhiliyya ; with index of the Companions , famous jurists and masters of hadīth ;.Kitāb al-Shi‘r wa-al-Shu‘arā’ Kitab ‘Uyūn al-Akhbār . 4 vols. ; biographic history of eminent figures.Kitāb al-Amwāl Kitāb al-‘Arab wa ‘Ulūmuhā ; history of Arab scholars Kitāb al-Ashriba ; alcoholic beverages .Kitāb Dalā’il al-Nubuwwa , or A‘lām al-Nubuwwa on the Proofs of the Prophets .Kitāb Fad.l al-‘Arab ‘alā al-‘Ajam , in praise of the Arabs over the Persians.Kitāb I‘rāb al-Qur’ān , a philological commentary on the Qur'ān.Kitāb al-Ikhtilāf fī al-Lafz wa al-Radd ‘alā al-Jahmiyya wal-Mushabbiha , a refutation of the Allegorizers and Anthropomorphists. Kitāb al-Ishtiqāq Kitāb Is.lāh. Ghalat , corrections of Gharīb al-H.adīth by al-Qāsim ibn Salām.Kitāb Jāmi‘ al-Fiqh , jurisprudence, dispraised as unreliable by al-T.abarī and Ibn Surayj, as was Ibn Qutayba’s al-Amwāl.Kitāb Jāmi‘ al-Nah.w al-Kabīr and Jāmi‘ al-Nah.w al-S.aghīr Kitāb al-Jarāthīm , linguistics.Kitāb al-Jawābāt al-H.ād.ira .Kitāb al-Ma‘ānī al-Kabīr Kitāb al-Imāma wal-Siyāsa Kitāb al-Masā’il wal-Ajwiba. Kitāb al-Maysar wal-Qidāh ,.Kitāb al-Na‘m wal-Bahā’im , cattle and livestock .Kitāb al-Nabāt , botany.Kitāb al-Qirā’āt ,.Kitāb al-Radd ‘alā al-Qā’il bi Khalq al-Qur’ān ,.Kitāb al-Radd ‘alā al-Shu‘aybiyya ,.Kitāb al-Rah.l wal-Manzil .Kitāb Ta‘bīr al-Ru’yā ,.Kitāb Talqīn al-Muta‘allim min al-Nah.w on grammar.Kitāb ‘Uyūn al-Shi‘r , on poetry.Citations
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