Biography of Imaam Ibn An-Nahhaas

15-6-2009 | IslamWeb

Question:

Assalamu Alikum, I wanted to please know more about Imam Ibn Nahas and who he was? JazakumAllahu kheirun.
Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.

 

If you mean Imaam Ibn An-Nahhaas, the scholar and grammarian, below is a brief synopsis of him adapted from Al-Haafith Ath-Thahabi's Siyar A‘laam An-Nubalaa'.

He is the learned scholar, master of Arabic language, Abu Ja‘far Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ismaa‘eel, Al-Misri (the Egyptian), An-Nahwi, (the grammarian), the composer of many books. He went to Baghdad and learned at the hands of Az-Zajjaaj.

Among his books are I‘raab Al-Quran; Ishtiqaaq Al-Asmaa‘ Al-Husna; Tafseer Abyaat Sibawayh; Kitaab Al-Ma‘aani; Al-Kaafi Fee An-Nahw; and An-Naasikh wal-Mansookh. According to Ath-Thahabi may Allaah have mercy upon him he was one of the most intelligent men in the world.

Allaah Knows best.

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