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Nashwan al-Himyari
12th-century Yemeni theologian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nashwān ibn Saʻīd al-Ḥimyarī (Arabic: نشوان ابن سعيد الحميري) was a Yemeni theologian, judge, philologist, poet and historian.[1]
Life
He was a member of a nobel Yemeni family from Uawt near Sanaa. He is said to have some Mu'tazili views. He wrote a Qur'an commentary and compiled several works on theological, philological, historical and other topics.[1] He died in 1178 C.E.
Books
- Shams al-'ulum wa-dawa' kalam al-'Arab min al- kulum ('The sun of Wisdom and Remedy for the Arabic Language's Lesions').[1][2]
- al-Tabsirah fi al-Deen lilmubsireen, fi al-Rad ala al-ḍalamt al-munkreen[3]
- Kitāb at-Tibyān. (Quran commentary book)[3]
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References
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