Abu Uthman Amr ibn Bahr al-Kinani al-Basri
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Abu Uthman Amr ibn Bahr al-Kinani al-Basri, better known as Al-Jahiz, was a 9th-century Arab prose writer, theologian, and polymath famed for his influential works on Arabic literature, zoology, and Mu'tazilite theology.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab
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Mu'tazilite theologian ⓘ Muslim ⓘ person ⓘ polymath ⓘ prose writer ⓘ theologian ⓘ writer ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| activeIn | 9th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abbasid court
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Basra school of theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Abbasid Caliphate
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Basra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Arab
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Islamic ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Basra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Arab ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Arabic literature
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adab literature ⓘ philology ⓘ theology ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| genre |
adab
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essay ⓘ zoological treatise ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arabic literary criticism
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Arabic prose style ⓘ later Islamic theologians ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Mu'tazilite thought NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Abu Uthman al-Jahiz
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al-Jahiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| movement | Mu'tazilism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kitab al-Bayan wa al-Tabyin
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Kitab al-Bukhala NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitab al-Hayawan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
defense of Mu'tazilite doctrines
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encyclopedic knowledge ⓘ observations on animals and their behavior ⓘ use of humor and satire ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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scholar ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| region | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
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