Abu Mansur al-Azhari
Abu Mansur al-Azhari | |
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| أبومنصور الأزهري | |
| Born | c. 895 Ibn al-Sari al-Zajjaj, Ibn Duraid, Ibn al-Anbari |
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| Era | Abbāsid |
| Main interests | philology, linguistics, grammar, lexicography |
| Notable works | Tahdhib al-Lughat (تهذيب اللغات); ‘The Concise Guide of Languages’ |
Abū Manṣūr Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Azharī (
Biography
Al-Azhari was born in the city of
In his travels to acquire knowledge of the Arabic language, he left Baghdad to go to Mecca.[3] Around this time, the Qarmatians were causing havoc in Arabia after revolting against the Abbasids. In 924 AD, as al-Azhari was returning from Mecca to Baghdad accompanied by a caravan of pilgrims on their way back from Hajj, they were attacked by the Qarmatians led by Abu Tahir al-Jannabi. Many of the pilgrims were slaughtered and their belongings stolen. Al-Azhari however was taken as a prisoner, living his next two years in captivity.[1] While he lived among the Bedouin Qarmatians, he recorded in his book Tahdhib al-Lughat their way of living and learned their idioms and expressions. Al-Azhari died in his native city of Herat in the year 980 AD.[3]
Works
- Tahdhib al-Lughat (The Concise Guide of Languages)
- Gharib al-Alfaz (Rare Words)
- Kitab al-Tafsir (Book of Interpretation)
See also
References
- ^ a b c Seidensticker, Tilman (2007-12-01). "al-Azharī, Abū Manṣūr". Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4798-2478-6.
- ^ a b c Khallikān, Ibn (1868). Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary. Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland.
- ISBN 2-87009-389-6.
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