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Also Known As	Abū al-ʿAlāʾ Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Maʿarrī
Born	December 973 • Syria
Died	May 1057 (aged 83) • Syria
Notable Works	“Al-Fuṣūl wa al-ghāyāt” • “Risalat ul Ghufran, a Divine Comedy”

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