Al-Kisa'i
Al-Kisā’ī (الكسائي) | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | 804 |
| Other names | Abū al-Ḥasan ‘Alī ibn Ḥamzah ibn ‘Abd Allāh ibn ‘Uthman, (أبو الحسن على بن حمزة بن عبد الله بن عثمان); Bahman ibn Fīrūz (بهمن بن فيروز); Abū ‘Abd Allāh (أبو عبد الله). |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | Al-Ru’āsī, Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi, Yunus ibn Habib, et al. |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Abbāsid Caliphate |
| School or tradition | Grammarians of Kufa |
| Main interests | philology, Arabic language, Bedouin poetry, idioms Quran |
| Influenced | Hisham ibn Muawiyah and Al-Farrā' |
Al-Kisā’ī (d. ca. 804 or 812) was a Persian polymath and founder of the Kufan School of Arabic grammar. He directly served caliph Harun al Rashid as the Abbasid court tutor for two future caliphs. He is also called one of the ‘Seven Readers’ of the seven canonical Qira'at.