Nashwān ibn Saʻīd al-Ḥimyarī
Nashwān ibn Saʻīd al-Ḥimyarī was a Yemeni theologian, judge, philologist, poet and historian.
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Nashwān ibn Saʻīd al-Ḥimyarī
- Name
- Nashwan al-Himyari
- Birthplace
- Huth, Sana'a
- Died
- 1178
- Place of death
- Ḥaydan, Ṣaʿdah
- Known for
- al-Qaṣīdah al-Ḥimyarīyah (The Himyarite Ode)
- Occupation
- historian · poet · writer · judge
- Languages
- Arabic
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Nashwān ibn Saʻīd al-Ḥimyarī was a Yemeni theologian, judge, philologist, poet and historian.
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Nashwān ibn Saʻīd al-Ḥimyarī (died 1178) was a historian, judge and poet, among other activities. The historian was born in Huth.
Works include Shams al-ʻUlūm wa-dawāʼ kalām al-ʻArab min alklwm. Languages used include Arabic.
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• Name — Nashwan al-Himyari • Native Name — نشوان ابن سعيد الحميري • Birthplace — Huth, Sana'a • Died — 1178 • Place of death — Ḥaydan, Ṣaʿdah • Known for — al-Qaṣīdah al-Ḥimyarīyah (The Himyarite Ode) • Notable Works — Shams al-'ulum
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He was a member of a nobel Yemeni family from Uawt near Sanaa. He is said to have some Mu'tazili views. He wrote a Qur'an commentary and compiled several works on theological, philological, historical and other topics. He died in 1178 C.E.
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Nashwān ibn Saʻīd al-Ḥimyarī died.
Books
• Shams al-'ulum wa-dawa' kalam al-'Arab min al- kulum ('The sun of Wisdom and Remedy for the Arabic Language's Lesions'). • al-Tabsirah fi al-Deen lilmubsireen, fi al-Rad ala al-ḍalamt al-munkreen • Kitāb at-Tibyān. (Quran commentary book)
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- 1.Meisami, Julie Scott. Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature. Taylor & Francis. 580. 1998. 9780415185721.
- 2.Ḥimyarī (al-), Nashwān ibn Saʻīd. Šams al-ʻulūm wa-dawāʼ kalām al-ʻArab min al-kulūm. Brill. 1951. 615321417.
- 3.نشوان الحميري وجهوده اللغوية والنحويَّة. www.saadahpress.net.
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