Ibn Barri Ali ibn Muhammad
ابن بري علي بن محمد
c. 1261 CE · 660 AH – 1330 CE · 730 AH
Maghrebi reader, jurist, grammarian and writer from Taza who headed the chancery at Fez under the Marinid sultan Abu Sa'id, taught readings at the Qarawiyyin, and influenced the science of recitation through his poem al-Durar al-Lawami.
At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar · writer
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
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Life in time
Scripture and its sciencesLinguistics
Place in the story
- ScholarTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Maghribi al-Ribati, a reciter, jurist, grammarian and eloquent secretary from Taza in Morocco. 1
He held the chancery in Fez in the reign of the Marinid sultan Abu Sa'id, and taught the readings at the mosque of al-Qarawiyyin. His poem al-Durar al-Lawami' (The Shining Pearls) had an influence on the science of the readings. He was born around 660 AH and died in 730 AH (1330 CE), according to report. 1
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Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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