Ibn Dihya al-Kalby

For the companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, see Dihyah Kalbi.

Ibn Dihya al-Kalby
BornMarch 1150 (1150-03)[1]
Valencia, Spain
DiedNovember 1235 (1235-12) (aged 85)[1][2]
Cairo, Egypt
EraMedieval Era
RegionIberian Peninsula and North Africa
SchoolZahiri
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Umar bin al-Hasan bin Ali bin Muhammad bin al-Jamil bin Farah bin Khalaf bin Qumis bin Mazlal bin Malal bin Badr bin Dihyah bin Farwah, better known as Ibn Dihya al-Kalbi (Arabic: ابن دحية الكلبي) was a Moorish scholar of both the Arabic language and Islamic studies.[3] He preferred to be called Abu al-Khattab, though at various times he was also referred to as Ibn al-Jumayyil, Majd al-Din, Abu al-Fadl or simply Ibn Dihya.[4]

  1. ^ a b Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, translated by William McGuckin de Slane. Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. Sold by Institut de France and Royal Library of Belgium. Vol. 2, pg. 384.
  2. ^ Al-Suyuti, Baghiyat al-Wu'at fee Tabaqat al-Lughawiyyin wa al-Nuhat, volume 2, page 218
  3. ^ Ibn Khallikan, pg. 384.
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