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Firuzabadi

Also Known As أبو طاهر · مجد الدين
Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence

Firuzabadi (1329 to 1414), whose proper name was Abu'l-Tahir Muhammad ibn Yaqub ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Majd al-Din al-Shafii al-Shirazi, was a Persian Sunni Muslim polymath. He excelled in hadith, grammar, philology, history, literature, poetry and Islamic jurisprudence, and was a revered narrator and preserver of Prophetic traditions. He is regarded as one of the leading lexicographers of the medieval Islamic world, and compiled Al-Qamus al-Muhit, a comprehensive Arabic dictionary that remained one of the most widely used reference works in Arabic lexicography for nearly five centuries. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Role
Persian Sunni Muslim polymath 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Persian 1
Birthplace
Kazerun 2
Died
1414 2
Classification
Field of Law
Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence 1
Gender
Male 1
Sources
1. Firuzabadi (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    He excelled in hadith, grammar, philology, history, literature, poetry and Islamic jurisprudence.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Firuzabadi (1329 to 1414), whose proper name was Abu'l-Tahir Muhammad ibn Yaqub ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Majd al-Din al-Shafii al-Shirazi, was a Persian Sunni Muslim polymath.
  • Introduction, role
    Firuzabadi, whose proper name was Abu 'l-Ṭāhir Muḥammad ib Yaʿqūb ibn Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm Majd al-Dīn al-Shāfiʿī al-Shīrāzī, was a Persian Sunni Muslim polymath.
  • Introduction, field of law
    He excelled in hadith, grammar, philology, history, literature, poetry and Islamic jurisprudence, and was a revered narrator and preserver of Prophetic traditions.
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2. Wikidata: Firuzabadi
  • Wikidata Q4115262, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 1414
  • Wikidata Q4115262, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Kazerun
  • Wikidata Q4115262, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 1
    also known as: أبو طاهر
  • Wikidata Q4115262, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 2
    also known as: مجد الدين
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