Siraj al-Din al-Sakkaki
Sirāj al-Dīn al-Sakkākī سراج الدين السكاكي | |
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| Title | Sirāj al-Dīn |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 11 May 1160 |
| Died | 1229 (aged 68–69) Qaryat al-Kindi |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Region | Khwarazm |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Theology, Arabic rhetoric, Arabic grammar, Linguistics, Prosody, Poetry |
| Notable work(s) | Miftāḥ al-ʿUlūm |
| Occupation | Scholar, Jurist, Theologian, Rhetorician, Grammarian, Linguist, litterateur, Poet |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Mu'tazila |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Muslim leader | |
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Sirāj al-Dīn Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-Sakkākī al-Khwārizmī (Arabic: سراج الدين ابو يعقوب يوسف بن محمد السكاكي), commonly known as Sirāj al-Dīn al-Sakkākī (Arabic: سراج الدين السكاكي; 626–555 AH/ 1160–1229 CE) was a Persian Muslim scholar and a prominent figure in the Arabic language. He excelled in several fields, including grammar, rhetoric, morphology, semantics, prosody, and poetry. Al-Sakkākī is widely regarded as the leading rhetorician of his century, playing a pivotal role in the systematization of balāgha (Arabic rhetoric). His most celebrated work, Miftāḥ al-ʿUlūm (“The Key to the Disciplines”), a comprehensive treatise that became a cornerstone in the study of eloquence and literary expression in the Islamic tradition. Additionally, al-Sakkaki was not only proficient in Arabic but also well-versed in Turkish language and Persian language.