At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
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Overview
Abu'l-Hasan 'Ali b. Abi Zayd b. Muhammad b. 'Ali the grammarian, known as al-Fasihi of Istrabadh; he took grammar from 'Abd al-Qahir, author of the Jumal of Istrabadh, and dove deep until he became the most knowledgeable of his age; he came to Baghdad, settled, and taught grammar at the Nizamiyya madrasa for a time — multitudes profited from him, among them the king of grammarians al-Hasan b. Safi — and Abu Tahir al-Silafi transmitted from him. 1
His death
He died Wednesday 13 Dhu'l-Hijja 616 at Baghdad; Ibn Khallikan said it was not known whether his nisba al-Fasihi points to Tha'lab's Kitab al-fasih or to something else. 1
Connections
- Lived in
- Baghdad
- Died in
- Baghdad
- Studied under
- Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjani
People and things also explored
The Nizamiyya Madrasa of Baghdad· Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom· The 'Adudi Bimaristan· al-Bimaristan al-Muqtadiri· Bimaristan al-Sayyida· Dar al-'Ilm of Baghdad (Sabur's library)· The Jami' al-Qati'a of Baghdad· The mosque of Qati'at Umm Ja'far
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 70
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Fasihi al-Istrabadhi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-fasihi-al-istrabadhi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.