Ibn Qutaybah: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muslim ibn Qutaybah al-Dīnawarī
Born	828 • Kūfah • Iraq
Died	889 (aged 61) • Baghdad • Iraq
Notable Works	“Kitāb adab al-kātib” • “Kitāb al-ʿArab” • “Kitāb al-maʿārif” • “Kitāb al-shiʿr wa al-shuʿarāʾ” • “Kitāb ʿuyūn al-akhbār”
Subjects Of Study	poetry • Arabic language

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