Ibn Qutaybah
Islamic scholar
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Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muslim ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī al-Marwazī better known simply as Ibn Qutaybah was an Islamic scholar of Persian descent. He served as a judge during the Abbasid Caliphate, but was best known for his contributions to... Wikipedia
Born: 828 AD, Kufa, Iraq
Died: 889 AD (age 61 years), Baghdad, Iraq
Full name: Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdullāh b. Muslim ibn Qutaybah ad-Dīnawarī
Main interest(s): politics, history, Tafsir, Hadith, Kalam and Arabic literature
Notable work(s): Training of the Secretary; ‘Uyun al-akhbar; Gharīb al-Qur’ān
