Yunus Al Katib

Yunus ibn Sulayman the singer, known by the kunya Abu Sulayman, of the people of Fars. He lived into the Abbasid state, and according to al-Sukkari he was a client of al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (may God be pleased with him). He has well-known books on songs and singers, among them "Kitab Mujarrad Yunus", "Kitab al-Qiyan" and "Kitab al-Nagham". It is said that Ibrahim al-Mawsili studied with him ².