Ibn al-Qariḥ
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Ibn al-Qariḥ is a fictional grammarian and theologian whose imagined journey through the afterlife forms the satirical core of Abu al-ʿAlaʾ al-Maʿarri’s work *The Epistle of Forgiveness*.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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grammatian ⓘ literary character ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Risālat al-Ghufrān
NERFINISHED
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The Epistle of Forgiveness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
forgiveness
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hypocrisy in religious scholarship ⓘ linguistic pedantry ⓘ orthodoxy and heresy ⓘ |
| createdBy | Abu al-ʿAlaʾ al-Maʿarri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | classical Arabic literature ⓘ |
| describedAs |
caricature of a pedantic scholar
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satirical figure ⓘ |
| journeyType | afterlife journey ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| literaryGenreContext |
Arabic satire
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adab literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
vehicle for grammatical satire
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vehicle for theological satire ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
narrative focal point
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protagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfJourney |
heaven
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hell ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | 11th century ⓘ |
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