Taymur Ahmad ibn Isma'il
تيمور أحمد بن إسماعيل
1871 CE · 1288 AH – 1930 CE · 1348 AH
Figure of the Arab cultural renaissance in modern Egypt, from a Kurdish family settled in Egypt; born in Cairo 1288 AH (1871 CE), died 1348 AH (1930 CE).
At a glance
- Roles
- writer
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Modern Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
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Life in time
Place in the story
- ScholarTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Ahmad ibn Isma'il Taymur, one of the leading figures of the Arab cultural renaissance in modern Egypt. He comes from a family of Kurdish origin that settled in Egypt 1.
Dates
He was born in Cairo in 1288 AH (1871 CE) and died in 1348 AH (1930 CE) 1.
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
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islam.museum contributors. “Taymur Ahmad ibn Isma'il”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/taymur-ahmad-ibn-ismail/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.