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Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati

Type Figure Region Andalusia Time 1256–1344 Also known as Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati、Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Gharnati、穆罕默德·伊本·优素福·加纳提

Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati (1256–1344), Andalusian Arabic grammarian and Quranic commentator active in North Africa and Egypt, famed for 'al-Bahr al-Muhi…

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  1. 1301–1310Cairo · Nile basinBetween 1301 and 1310 Abu Hayyan had already lived in Cairo for years, teaching in madrasas and mosques while refining his monumental grammar 'al-Bahr al-Muhit' and his Quranic commentary. Fusing the Andalusian grammatical tradition with the views of Eastern scholars, he attracted students across Egypt and the Levant and became one of the most authoritative Arabic grammarians of his day.
  2. c. 1270–1295Granada · AndalusiaAbu Hayyan was born in Granada and in his youth received traditional training in grammar and Quranic studies in Andalusia and North Africa; leaving Iberia amid political upheaval, he passed through Tunis and other places and reached Egypt in the late 1290s, laying the foundation for his long scholarly career in Cairo.

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