Abu Ali
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Abu Ali is the honorific name (kunya) of the influential 10th-century Abbasid calligrapher and vizier Ibn Muqla, renowned for codifying the principles of Arabic script.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abu Ali canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abbasid official
ⓘ
Arabic calligrapher ⓘ calligrapher ⓘ human ⓘ vizier ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ibn Muqla
ⓘ
Ibn Muqla ⓘ
surface form:
Ibn Muqlah
|
| birthYear | 885 ⓘ |
| century | 10th century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| culture | Islamic culture ⓘ |
| deathYear | 940 ⓘ |
| developed |
a geometric system for letter proportions based on the dot
ⓘ
rules for the six classical scripts of Arabic calligraphy ⓘ |
| era | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| familyName | Ibn Muqla ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Arabic calligraphy
ⓘ
Islamic administration ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ibn Muqla
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Ali Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Muqla
|
| genre | Islamic calligraphy ⓘ |
| givenName | Muhammad ⓘ |
| honorificName | Abu Ali self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| influenced | Ibn al-Bawwab ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Kufic script traditions ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy |
foundation of the classical canon of Arabic scripts
ⓘ
model for later calligraphers in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| name | Abu Ali self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
codifying the principles of Arabic script
ⓘ
developing a proportional system for Arabic calligraphy ⓘ influencing later Islamic calligraphy ⓘ standardizing the naskh script ⓘ |
| occupation |
bureaucrat
ⓘ
calligrapher ⓘ vizier ⓘ |
| patronymic | ibn Ali ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baghdad ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Baghdad ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
vizier of Caliph al-Muqtadir
ⓘ
vizier of Caliph al-Qahir ⓘ vizier of Caliph ar-Radi ⓘ vizier of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| scriptTypeWorkedOn |
muhaqqaq
ⓘ
naskh ⓘ thuluth ⓘ |
| style | proportional script system ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.