Al-Hasan al-Katib
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ΑΙ-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Ahmad al-Katib (Arabic: الحسن بن علي بن أحمد الكاتب) (d. 11th century) more commonly known as al-Hasan al-Katib (الحسن الكاتب) was a Fatimid municipal secretary, philosopher of music[1] and Sufi saint of Egypt.[2] He learned the knowledge of Sufism from Rudbari.[3] He is widely known for his book Kamal Adab al-Ghina (كمال آداب الغناء; lit. 'The Perfection of Musical Knowledge').[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "AL-HASAN AL-KÄTIB". BRILL (pdf).
- ^ Anwar-e-Asfiah
- ^ Complete Islamic encyclopedia, qasim Mehmood
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