Al-Jahiz

Author

0776 – 0868

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Who was Al-Jahiz?

al-Jāḥiẓ was an Arabic prose writer and author of works of literature, Mu'tazili theology, and politico-religious polemics.

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Born
0776
Basra
Also known as
  • Abū ʿUthman ʿAmr ibn Baḥr al-Kinānī al-Baṣrī
  • Jāḥiẓ
Religion
  • Islam
Nationality
  • Abbasid Caliphate
Profession
Lived in
  • Basra
Died
0868
Basra

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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