Ibn Abi Tahir Tayfur was an Iranian linguist and poet of Arabic language

Arabic language

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. He was born in Baghdad

Baghdad

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. Tayfur was his father's name who was from Khorasan

Greater Khorasan

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, Persia. He played an important role in Arabic literature revolution. Ibn Abi Tahir Tayfur was the first writer who devoted a book to writers. He was buried in Bab al-Sham cemetery, where personages of note were buried.

Works

• Kitab al-Manthur wa al-Manzum (Book of prose and poetry), in three volumes. This book is the first attested multi-author anthology of prose writing and poetry epistles.
• Kitab Baghdad (Book of Baghdad), 6 volumes, but only one survived.
• Balaghat al-Nisa (the eloquence of women).
• Kitab Sariqat Abi Tammama (book of borrowings/plagiarism of Abi Tammama)

In addition, there are scattered quotation of his works and hundreds verses of his poetry which have survived.