Ibn al-Abrash, Khalaf ibn Yusuf
ابن الأبرش خلف بن يوسف
1138 CE · 532 AH
An Andalusian grammarian and poet from Santarem (Shantarin), who died in Cordoba in 532 AH.
At a glance
- Roles
- Poet · Scholar
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
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Life in time
Place in the story
- PoetTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Khalaf ibn Yusuf ibn Furtun al-Shantarini, an Andalusian grammarian and poet from Shantarin, who died in Córdoba in 532 AH (1138 CE). 1
What is not stated here
The data do not record his birth date, his teachers or his poetry. It needs an additional source.
People and things also explored
al-Tanahmir: the Himyaritic speech remnant· Arab naming of children after plants· The delegation of Banu Tamim and the boasting contest· Ka'b ibn Zuhayr's pardon and recitation of Banat Su'ad· Khuza'a's appeal to Medina· Salim ibn Umayr's mission to kill Abu Afak· Umayr ibn Adi al-Khatmi's mission to kill Asma' bint Marwan· The killing of Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO, p.168-174
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islam.museum contributors. “Ibn al-Abrash, Khalaf ibn Yusuf”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-al-abrash-khalaf/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.