Al-Akhfash al-Akbar
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Abu al-Khaṭṭāb ʻAbd al-Ḥamīd ibn ʻAbd al-Majīd , commonly known as Al-Akhfash al-Akbar was a notable Arab grammarian. He was born in Hajar, Bahrain
but lived in Basra
.
His most notable students were: Sibawayh
, Yunus ibn Habib
, Abu 'Ubaydah Ma'mar ibn al-Muthanna, Abu Zayd al-Ansari and Al-Asma'i
.
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
but lived in Basra
Basra
Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009...
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His most notable students were: Sibawayh
Sibawayh
Abū Bishr ʻAmr ibn ʻUthmān ibn Qanbar Al-Bishrī , commonly known as Sībawayh , was an influential linguist and grammarian of the Arabic language. He was of Persian origin born ca...
, Yunus ibn Habib
Yunus ibn Habib
Yunus ibn Habib was a reputable 8th century Arab linguist.His notable teachers include: Hammad ibn Salamah from whom he took knowledge in Arabic grammar, Al-Akhfash al-Akbar and Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala'...
, Abu 'Ubaydah Ma'mar ibn al-Muthanna, Abu Zayd al-Ansari and Al-Asma'i
Al-Asma'i
Al-Asma'i or Asma`i, Abd al-Malik ibn Quraib al-Asma`i was an Arab scholar of the Basra school of Arabic grammar.He was also a pioneer of Natural Science and Zoology...
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