Al-Tha'alibi
Al-Tha'alibi | |
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| Born | Abū Manṣūr ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl al-Thaʿālibī 961 AD |
| Died | 1038 AD |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Arabic |
| Nationality | Arab |
| Period | Medieval |
| Genre | Anthologies, epigrams |
| Notable works | Yatīmat al-dahr, Tatimmat at Yatīma |
Abū Manṣūr ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl al-Thaʿālibī (أبو منصور الثعالبي، عبد الملك بن محمد بن إسماعيل) (961–1038), was an Arab writer famous for his anthologies and collections of epigrams. As a writer of prose and verse in his own right, distinction between his and the work of others is sometimes lacking, as was the practice of writers of the time.