Asma'i Biography

Asma'i Biography

Who is Al-Asma'i - Al-Asmaʿi

Full name Abdul Malik bin Qareeb

English Name: ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Qurayb

Occupations: poet

Date of Birth: January 1, 740

Date of death: January 1, 828

Nationality: Abbasid

Place of birth: Iraq

Al-Asma’i is one of the greatest narrators of Arab poetry and news, and one of the greatest scholars in language and poetry during the Abbasid Caliphate period.

Biography of Al-Asma'i

He is Abd al-Malik ibn Qareeb ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Ali ibn Asma' al-Bahili, and he is one of the imams of knowledge in language, poetry, and countries.

Al-Asma’i enjoyed wide fame, as the caliphs used to sit with him and love to mingle with him, and the Rashid councils prepared for him to broadcast his voice in all literary circles and forums, so he sought to collect news and poems, and scrutinize his choice of them and his singing so that this fame prompted the narrators to put news and sayings attributed to him.

What proves his wide fame, and his superiority over his peers, is what we see from most of the authors who came after him who derive his linguistic and literary wealth. Also, the books of language and literature have collected a lot of news and poems that he narrates. Learn about the biography, achievements, judgment, sayings, and all the information you need about Al-Asami.

Beginnings

He lived in an educated family, as evidenced by what he narrated on the authority of his
father from news and seeking knowledge in (Al-Kitab), and the transportation sciences have developed greatly, the most important of which are: the Qur’anic readings.

The collection of hadith began, and it was for Ibn Jarrah, al-Awaza’i, and Sufyan al-Thawri. Then the stage of composing in hadith began, and the science of al-jar and modification was the most famous of its men, Yahya bin Mu’in. In this era, great scholars such as Imam Abu Hanifa, Malik bin Anas, Shafi’i, and Ahmed bin Hanbal emerged.

Circumstances created for Al-Asma’i the opportunity to meet with these scholars and others, so he studied at their hands and followed their councils in the city of Basra since he was a boy until he became one of its prominent figures, and he followed its scientific atmosphere

Personal life

The history did not mention any details about his personal life and family. It is not known if he married or if he had children.

The most famous sayings of Al-Asma'i

Whoever did not bear the humiliation of learning for an hour, he will remain in the humiliation of ignorance forever.

— Asma'i

The companion is a patch in the man's shirt, so each of you should look at what patches his garment.

— Asma'i

The first knowledge is silence, the second is listening, the third is memorization, the fourth is action, and the fifth is its publication.

— Asma'i

Al-Asma'i's death

He died in Basra in the year 828

Achievements

He used to travel a lot in the deserts, quoting its sciences and receiving its news, and the caliphs were mastered by it, and he was rewarded with abundant gifts.

The scientific movement developed in his time due to the intermingling of cultures and the encouragement of the caliphs, so debate boards were held in the palaces of the caliphs and it was an incentive for scholars to research and consider, and Al-Asma’i contributed to it along with those who contributed from the scholars of his time

Al-Asma’i is considered one of those who knew different types of Basra’s intrusive cultures. His desire to acquire knowledge was evidenced by the depth of his culture, the abundance of his knowledge, and his knowledge, and reflection of all of this on a large number of his writings. Al-Asma'i benefited from his trips to Baghdad, where he stayed for a period of time, and he left with more knowledge than he entered. In Mecca, he recited Hudhayl's poetry to al-Shafi'i.

The science of Al-Asma’i was not only the science of hearing from the Bedouins and narration, but it was the science of narration and the study of knowledge. It was reported about himself that he memorized twelve arjouz before reaching the dream. He possessed a deep culture, abundance of science, and curiosity, and this was reflected in his writings.

Al-Asma’i was also a pioneer in the natural sciences and zoology, especially animal classification and anatomy, due to his knowledge of Arabic vocabulary and the search for the original terms used by Arabs for animals. The Rare Book), the Book of Monsters (the Book of Wild Animals), the Book of the Sheep, and the Book of the Creation of Man

Al-Asma’i enjoyed wide fame, and he justified his fame by saying: I reached with knowledge and earned with salt. The Caliph Harun al-Rashid called him: The Devil of Poetry, and Al-Akhfash said: We have not seen anyone more knowledgeable in poetry than Al-Asma`i

Al-Asma’i loved the language with a love for the king of his heart, so he traveled to the depths of the valleys to be seen by the masters of eloquence and eloquence from the Bedouins.

Among the richest of his knowledge was his vast library of books in which he collected the origins of his knowledge and his narratives. He was known for being light-hearted, gentle in rarity, moving the sober and laughing sad.