Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati
Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati أبو حيان الغرناطي | |
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| Title | Amir al-Mu'minin fī al-Nahw Sibawayh of the century Shaykh al-Qurrāʼ Lisan al-Arab Athir al-Din Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1256 / 654 AH |
| Died | 1344 (aged 87–88) / 745 AH |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Region | al-Andalus |
| Main interest(s) | Tafsīr, Arabic, Qira'at, |
| Notable work(s) | Al-Bahr al-Muhit |
| Occupation | Scholar, Mufassir, Grammarian, Reciter, Jurist, Traditionist, Historian, Poet |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Zahiri |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Muslim leader | |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | Muḥammad محمد |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn Yūsuf bin ‘Alī ibn Yūsuf ibn Hayyān an-Nifzī al-Barbarī بن يوسف بن علي بن يوسف بن حيان |
| Teknonymic (Kunya) | Abū Ḥayyān أبو حيان |
| Epithet (Laqab) | Athīr al-Dīn أثير الدين |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | al-Gharānaṭī; Al-Andalusi; al-Jayyāni |
Abū Ḥayyān Athīr ad-Dīn al-Gharnāṭī (Arabic: أَبُو حَيَّان أَثِير ٱلدِّين ٱلْغَرْنَاطِيّ, November 1256 – July 1344 CE / 654 - 745 AH), whose full name is Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf bin ‘Alī ibn Yūsuf ibn Hayyān (Arabic: مُحَمَّد ٱبْن يُوسُف ٱبْن عَلِيّ ٱبْن يُوسُف ٱبْن حَيَّان), better known as Abū Ḥayyān al-Gharnati (Arabic: أبو حيان الغرناطي, was an Andalusian Sunni Islam scholar. He was the leading commentator on the Quran and foremost Arabic grammarian of his era. He was also regarded as the best scholar on Quranic recitation of his time. In addition, he was recognized for his scholarship in Islamic jurisprudence, hadith, and history.
His magnum opus, Al-Bahr al-Muhit (Explanation of the Ocean) is the most important reference on Qur'anic expressions and the issues of grammar, vocabulary, etymology, recitation, and the transcriber-copyists of the Qur'an. Quite exceptionally for a linguist of Arabic of his day was his strong interest in non-Arabic languages. He wrote several works of comparative linguistics for Arabic speakers, and gives extensive comparative grammatical analysis and explanation.