Al-Kisa'i

8th-century founder of Kufi school of Arabic grammar
Person human Q3814349
Al-Kisa'i
عبد العزيز علي · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Al-Kisa'i was born on January 1, 737 in Kufa. He died on January 1, 805 in Ray[1].

Al-Kisa'i

Summary

Al-Kisa'i is a human[1]. Born in Kufa[2], he… he was born on +0737-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Ray[4]. He died on +0805-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a qāriʾ[6] and philologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Al-Kisa'i's place of birth was Kufa[2].
  • Al-Kisa'i passed away in Ray[4].
  • Al-Kisa'i was born on +0737-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Al-Kisa'i died on +0805-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Al-Kisa'i's professions included qāriʾ[6].
  • Al-Kisa'i worked as a philologist[7].
  • Al-Kisa'i's field of work was Arabic grammar[9].
  • Al-Kisa'i's field of work was qira'at[10].
  • Al-Kisa'i's field of work was tafsir[11].
  • A notable student of Al-Kisa'i was Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ[12].
  • Al-Kisa'i's religion is recorded as Islam[13].
  • Al-Kisa'i's image is recorded as أبو الحسن الكسائي.png[14].
  • Al-Kisa'i is recorded as male[15].
  • Al-Kisa'i's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Al-Kisa'i's ISNI is recorded as 0000000403517291[17].
  • Al-Kisa'i's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 300266560[18].
  • Al-Kisa'i's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85136560[19].
  • Al-Kisa'i's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA18490293[20].
  • Al-Kisa'i's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gjbf2b[21].
  • Al-Kisa'i's given name is recorded as Eli[22].
  • Al-Kisa'i's work location is recorded as Baghdad[23].
  • Al-Kisa'i's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 194120279[24].
  • Al-Kisa'i studied under Shu'ba Ibn al-Ḥajjāj[25].
  • Al-Kisa'i studied under Al-Ru'asi[26].
  • Al-Kisa'i's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أبو الحسن علي بن حمزة الكسائي'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Al-Kisa'i was born in Kufa[2]. He was born on +0737-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Studied under Shu'ba Ibn al-Ḥajjāj[25], a literary scholar[28], 0702–0777[29], specialised in science of hadith[30] and Al-Ru'asi[26], a linguist[31], of Abbasid Caliphate[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include qāriʾ[6] and philologist[7]. Fields of work include Arabic grammar[9], a grammar[33]; qira'at[10], a recitation method[34]; and tafsir[11], a genre[35]. A notable student of Al-Kisa'i was Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ[12].

Personal Life

Al-Kisa'i's religion is recorded as Islam[13].

Death and Burial

Al-Kisa'i died on +0805-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Ray[4].

Why It Matters

Al-Kisa'i ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Al-Kisa'i born?

Born in Kufa[2], Al-Kisa'i…

Where did Al-Kisa'i die?

Al-Kisa'i passed away in Ray[4].

What did Al-Kisa'i do for work?

Al-Kisa'i worked as qāriʾ[6] and philologist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . OpenITI corpus. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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