Al-Akhfash al-Aṣghar
Abū al-Maḥāsin ʻAlī ibn Sulaymān ibn al-Faḍl | |
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الأخفش الأصغر | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 235 AH / 849 CE |
| Died | 315 AH / 927 CE Baghdad |
| Nationality | Abbasid Caliphate / Iraq |
| Notable work(s) | Sharḥ Sībawayh; Al-Anwāʾ; Al-Muhadhab |
| Other names | Al-Akhfash al-Aṣghar (“the Younger Akhfash”) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Profession | Grammarian; Philologist; Lexicographer |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Al-Mubarrad; Tha’lab |
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Abū al-Maḥāsin Alī ibn Sulaymān ibn al-Faḍl, known as al-Akhfash al-Aṣghar (الأخفش الأصغر) (“the Younger Akhfash”) (849-927) was a Grammarian, lexicographer, and scholar of Arabic language. One of his works is al-Ikhtiyārayn (الاختيارين), which has been edited and published in a modern edition.