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Arabic literature. al-Jāḥiẓ (born c. 776, Basra, Iraq—died 868/869, Basra) was an Islamic theologian, intellectual, and litterateur known for his individual and masterful Arabic prose. His family, possibly of Ethiopian origin, had only modest standing in Basra, but his intellect and wit gained him acceptance in scholarly circles and in ...
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The actual name of al-Jahiz was Abū ʿUthman ʿAmr ibn Bahr ibn Maḥbūb. His grandfather, Maḥbūb, was a protégé or mawali of ‘Amr ibn Qal‘ al-Kinānī, who was from Arab Banu Kinanah tribe. [n 1] Not much is known about al-Jāḥiẓ's early life, but his family was very poor.
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Jul 21, 2021 · Al-Jahiz developed a love for the Arabic language, becoming an avid reader and a prolific writer. In order to widen his intellectual horizons , he traveled to Damascus , Samarra and Baghdad, where he resided for many years.
Early Life. Abū ʿUthman ʿAmr ibn Bahr ibn Mahbūb al-Jahiz may have been the child of East African slaves, who were numerous in southern Iraq in the eighth and ninth centuries. His ancestry is ...
This aspect is related to the moral side of al-Jahiz’ life and the doubts that have been raised about it. It investigates his attitude about the widespread phenomenon of Uranism/ homosexuality), which is sometimes called “inversion” when it occurs among the two sexes.
Al-Jahiz was born in Basra to a poor family, and in his youth he worked selling fish on the city canals. But he developed a love for and expertise in the Arabic language, becoming an avid...
He developed a love for – and expertise in the Arabic language becoming an avid reader and prolific writer. He was reported to have written over two hundred (some sources say three hundred plus) works, about thirty are extant.
