About Muqatil ibn Atiyah
Muqatil ibn Atiyah was a poet.
Muqatil ibn Atiyah ibn Muqatil al-Bakri al-Hijazi (; ) was allegedly a medieval authority of the Nizamiyya of Baghdad, and son-in-law of Nizam al-Mulk. He was
the son of an Arab chief. Being obliged to quit his brothers in consequence of a quarrel, he proceeded to Baghdad and then set out for Khorâsân, whence he went to Ghazna. Having returned to Khorâsân, he devoted his services to the vizir Nizâm al-Mulk and married into his family. It has been translated into Persian under the title In search of Truth in Baghdad , as well as under the title .
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Who was Muqatil ibn Atiyah?
Islamic studies scholar
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Muqatil ibn Atiyah died in 1111.
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Muqatil ibn Atiyah was a poet.
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Muqatil ibn Atiyah's recorded nationality: Seljuk Empire.
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