About Ibn al-Qaṭṭā'
Lived 1041 – 1121 (aged 79–80). Ibn al-Qaṭṭā' was a philologist, poet, historian, lexicographer and writer.
Abū al-Qāsim Alī ibn Jaʿfar ibn Alī ibn Muḥammad al-Saʿdī (c. 433–515 AH; c. AD 1041–1121), also known simply as Ibn al-Qatta' al-Siqilli , was a renowned Arab philologist, lexicographer and anthologist of the Arabic language. His work is regarded as one of the major sources which preserve an abundance of knowledge about Arabic Sicilian poetry.
Biography Ibn al-Qatta' is dated to have been born on the 9th of October in the year 1041 AD (10 Ṣafar c. 433) by the title of al-Durra al-Khatira fi Shu'ara al-Jazira (; The Precious Pearl on the Poets of the Island)
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Who was Ibn al-Qaṭṭā'?
12th-century Arab philologist and lexicographer
When was Ibn al-Qaṭṭā' born?
Ibn al-Qaṭṭā' was born in 1041 in Sicily, Sicily.
When did Ibn al-Qaṭṭā' die?
Ibn al-Qaṭṭā' died in 1121 in Cairo, El-Fustat.
What was Ibn al-Qaṭṭā''s occupation?
Ibn al-Qaṭṭā' was a philologist, poet, historian, lexicographer and writer.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Ibn al-Qatta' al-Siqilli
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