Salim Abul Ala

Salim, known by the kunya Abu al-Ala', secretary of Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, and the son-in-law of Abd al-Hamid ibn Yahya. He is counted among the eloquent and the skilled in speech ².

He translated from Aristotle's letters to Alexander, and he revised and corrected them for him. He wrote letters whose collection comes to about one hundred leaves ².