ابن درستويه
ابن درستويه
Ibn Durustawayh — Baghdad grammarian who, like al-Mubarrad, prized and transmitted Kitab al-Ayn; the source of nearly all of Abu Ishaq al-Zajjaj's lore 1.
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- Roles
- Scholar
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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Overview
Abu Muhammad Abdallah ibn Ja'far ibn Durustawayh, a grammarian of Baghdad. Like al-Mubarrad, he held the Kitab al-Ayn in high regard and transmitted it. 2
His link with al-Zajjaj
Ahmad Amin says that almost all of the linguistic reports of Abu Ishaq al-Zajjaj in Arabic are found only through him. 2
The dates of his life need an additional source.
Sources
- Duha al-Islam — Ahmad Amin (Hindawi 2012), p. 594-595
- Duha al-Islam — Ahmad Amin (Hindawi 2012), p.594-595
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islam.museum contributors. “ابن درستويه”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-durustawayh/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.