al-Hulwani al-Nahrawani Sulayman ibn Abd Allah

الحلواني النهرواني سليمان بن عبد الله

1100 CE · 493 AH

Came to Baghdad as a boy, studied grammar with al-Thamanini and philology with Ibn al-Dahhan, and heard hadith; died 493 AH (1100 CE).

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Scholar
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Sunni
Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Levant & Iraq
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موجز

سليمان بن عبد الله بن أبي طالب الحلواني النهرواني، عالم قدم بغداد صغيراً. 1

تعلمه ووفاته

قرأ النحو على الثمانيني واللغة على ابن الدهان، وسمع الحديث. وتوفي سنة 493هـ (1100م) بحسب الموسوعة. 1

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Sources

  1. Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO, p.152
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