Muḥammad al-Kisāʾī

Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Kisāʾī
محمد بن عبد الله الكيسائي
Bornca. 10th/11th century CE 
Academic background
InfluencesAbd Allah ibn Salam; Ka'b al-Ahbar; Wahb ibn Munabbih
Academic work
EraClassical / Medieval Islamic period
LanguageArabic
Main interestsBiblical Prophets, folk-religion, Qurʾanic tales, exegesis
Notable worksQiṣaṣ al-Anbiyāʾ (Stories of the Prophets)

Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Kisāʾī (Arabic: محمد الكسائي) (ca. 1100 CE) wrote a work on Stories of the Prophets (Qiṣaṣ al-Anbiyā). It has been characterised as "one of the best-loved versions of the prophetic tales".

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