Khalaf al-Ahmar
خلف الأحمر
733 CE · 115 AH – 796 CE · 180 AH
Philologist and transmitter of Basra, known for memorising and transmitting Arabic poetry.
At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar · Poet
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Place in the story
- TransmitterTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Khalaf ibn Hayyan ibn Mihraz al-Ahmar, a transmitter and philologist from Basra, known for his memorisation and transmission of Arabic poetry. 1
Life
He was born around 115 AH (733 CE) and died in 180 AH (796 CE). 1
What is not stated here
The data do not record his teachers or his pupils. It needs an additional source.
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Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO, p. 338-339
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islam.museum contributors. “Khalaf al-Ahmar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/khalaf-al-ahmar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.