يوسف السيرافي
يوسف السيرافي
c. 941 CE · 330 AH – c. 995 CE · 385 AH
Abu Muhammad Yusuf al-Sirafi — 'the excellent son of the excellent', who succeeded his father Abu Sa'id in his majlis, completed his al-Iqna', and wrote the indispensable commentary on Sibawayh's verses plus shuruh on Islah al-Mantiq, al-Majaz and Gharib al-Musannaf; al-Ma'arri tells he abandoned his grocer's shop in a flash of wounded pride and worked with four hundred diwans open before him 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- grammarian · lexicographer
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Abu Muhammad Yusuf ibn Abi Sa'id al-Sirafi, a grammarian, philologist and transmitter of reports, the son of the famous al-Sirafi. He took the lead in his father's assembly after his death, and succeeded him in what he had held. He completed his father's book "al-Iqna'", which had died before he finished it 2.
His works
He wrote books on explaining the verses in well-known books, among them "Sharh Abyat Kitab Sibawayh", "Sharh Abyat Islah al-Mantiq" and "Sharh Abyat Gharib al-Musannaf". al-Ma'arri relates that he had been a fat-seller, then left his shop and busied himself with learning until he excelled 3.
Dates
He was born in 330 AH and died in 385 AH, and the two reports differ on the day 4.
Connections
- Child of
- أبو سعيد السيرافي
People and things also explored
Sources
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan, p. 72-74
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan, p.72-73
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan, p.73
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan, p.73-74
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