Nashwan al-Himyari


Nashwān ibn Saʻīd al-Ḥimyarī was a Yemeni theologian, judge, philologist, poet and historian.

Life

He was a member of a nobel Yemeni family from Uawt near Sanaa. He adhered to Zaydi and Mu'tazili views. He wrote a Qur'an commentary and compiled several works on theological, philological, historical and other topics. He died in 1178 C.E

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