Ghulām Thaʻlab
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Ghulām Thaʻlab | |
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| Born | 874 or 875 |
| Died | 956 or 957 |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Medieval Islamic era |
| Main interests | Quranic exegesis, Arabic linguistics |
| Notable works | Yāqūtat al-ṣirāṭ fī tafsīr gharīb al-Qurʾān, Kitāb fāʼit al-Faṣīḥ, Fāʼit al-Faṣīh, al-ʻ Asharāt fī gharīb al-lughah |
Abū ʿUmar al-Zāhid, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Wāḥid (874/875 – 956/957), known as Ghulām Thaʻlab, was an Islamic scholar known for his contributions to Quranic exegesis and Arabic linguistics.[1][2]
Career
[edit]He was the student of Abu al-ʽAbbās Thaʽlab.[3][4][5][6] His scholarly works include Yāqūtat al-ṣirāṭ fī tafsīr gharīb al-Qurʾān and Kitāb fāʼit al-Faṣīḥ. His approach to language and interpretation have left an impact on Islamic scholarship, as well as on the intellectual history of the Islamic world.[7]
Literary works
[edit]Ghulām Thaʻlab authored several works, including:
- Yāqūtat al-ṣirāṭ fī tafsīr gharīb al-Qurʾān: A contribution to Quranic exegesis.[8]
- Kitāb fāʼit al-Faṣīḥ: A work in the field of linguistics.[9][n 1]
- Fāʼit al-Faṣīh: Another linguistic text.[10]
- al-ʻ Asharāt fī gharīb al-lughah: A work focusing on rare words and expressions in the Arabic language.[11]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Kitāb al-Faṣīḥ is not listed in the Beatty MS is listed last in Flügel. Yāqūt Irshād VI (2), 153 says the composition of al-Ḥasan ibn Dāʽūd al-Raqqī was ascribed to Thaʽlab, who only transcribed it. Suyūṭī Bughyat, p. 173 ascribed it both to al-Ḥasan al-Raqqī and Ibn al-Sikkīt.
References
[edit]- ^ "Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Wāḥid Ghulām Thaʻlab (874 or 875-956 or 957) | The National Library of Israel".
- ^ "Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Wāḥid Ghulām Thaʻlab".
- ^ Nadīm (al-) 1970, p. 166.
- ^ Khallikān 1843, p. 83, I.
- ^ Khallikān 1868, pp. 43–8, III.
- ^ Nadīm (al-) 1970, pp. 166–8.
- ^ Cobb, Paul (22 June 2012). The Lineaments of Islam: Studies in Honor of Fred McGraw Donner. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-21885-7.
- ^ "ياقوتة الصراط في تفسير غريب القرآن". 2002.
- ^ "Kitāb fāʼit al-Faṣīḥ". 1986.
- ^ "Fāìt al-fasīḥ". 1986.
- ^ "Al-ʻAsharāt fī gharīb al-lughah". 1984.
Sources
[edit]- Khallikān, Aḥmad Ibn-Muḥammad (1843). Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary. Vol. I. Translated by de Slane, William McGuckin. Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. p. 83-5.
- Khallikān, Aḥmad Ibn-Muḥammad (1868). Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary. Vol. III. Translated by de Slane, William McGuckin. Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Nadīm (al-), Abū al-Faraj Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq Abū Yaʽqūb al-Warrāq (1970). Dodge, Bayard (ed.). The Fihrist of al-Nadim; a tenth-century survey of Muslim culture. New York & London: Columbia University Press.
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