Ghulām Thaʻlab

Ghulām Thaʻlab
Born874 or 875
Died956 or 957
Academic work
EraMedieval Islamic era
Main interestsQuranic exegesis, Arabic linguistics
Notable worksYāqūtat al-ṣirāṭ fī tafsīr gharīb al-Qurʾān, Kitāb fāʼit al-Faṣīḥ, Fāʼit al-Faṣīh, al-ʻ Asharāt fī gharīb al-lughah

Abū ʿUmar al-Zāhid, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Wāḥid (874/875 – 956/957), known as Ghulām Thaʻlab, was an Islamic scholar known for his contributions to Quranic exegesis and Arabic linguistics.[1][2]

Career

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He was the student of Abu al-ʽAbbās Thaʽlab.[3][4][5][6] His scholarly works include Yāqūtat al-ṣirāṭ fī tafsīr gharīb al-Qurʾān and Kitāb fāʼit al-Faṣīḥ. His approach to language and interpretation have left an impact on Islamic scholarship, as well as on the intellectual history of the Islamic world.[7]

Literary works

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Ghulām Thaʻlab authored several works, including:

  • Yāqūtat al-ṣirāṭ fī tafsīr gharīb al-Qurʾān: A contribution to Quranic exegesis.[8]
  • Kitāb fāʼit al-Faṣīḥ: A work in the field of linguistics.[9][n 1]
  • Fāʼit al-Faṣīh: Another linguistic text.[10]
  • al-ʻ Asharāt fī gharīb al-lughah: A work focusing on rare words and expressions in the Arabic language.[11]

Notes

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  1. ^ The Kitāb al-Faṣīḥ is not listed in the Beatty MS is listed last in Flügel. Yāqūt Irshād VI (2), 153 says the composition of al-Ḥasan ibn Dāʽūd al-Raqqī was ascribed to Thaʽlab, who only transcribed it. Suyūṭī Bughyat, p. 173 ascribed it both to al-Ḥasan al-Raqqī and Ibn al-Sikkīt.

References

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  1. ^ "Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Wāḥid Ghulām Thaʻlab (874 or 875-956 or 957) | The National Library of Israel".
  2. ^ "Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Wāḥid Ghulām Thaʻlab".
  3. ^ Nadīm (al-) 1970, p. 166.
  4. ^ Khallikān 1843, p. 83, I.
  5. ^ Khallikān 1868, pp. 43–8, III.
  6. ^ Nadīm (al-) 1970, pp. 166–8.
  7. ^ Cobb, Paul (22 June 2012). The Lineaments of Islam: Studies in Honor of Fred McGraw Donner. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-21885-7.
  8. ^ "ياقوتة الصراط في تفسير غريب القرآن". 2002.
  9. ^ "Kitāb fāʼit al-Faṣīḥ". 1986.
  10. ^ "Fāìt al-fasīḥ". 1986.
  11. ^ "Al-ʻAsharāt fī gharīb al-lughah". 1984.

Sources

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