Ibn al-A'rabi

8th c. Iraqi philologist and poet
Person human Q11926357
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Summary

Ibn al-A'rabi was born on January 1, 767[1], in Kufa[2]. He died on January 1, 846[3], in Samarra[4]. He worked as a philologist[5], Islamicist[6], and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Topic's main category: Q60602424[10]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic[11]
  • Name in native language: أبو عبد الله ابن الأعرابي‎[12]
  • Different from: Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi[13], Ibn Arabi[14]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[15]

Why It Matters

Ibn al-A'rabi is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

FAQs

Where was Ibn al-A'rabi born?

Ibn al-A'rabi's place of birth was Kufa[2].

Where did Ibn al-A'rabi die?

Ibn al-A'rabi died in Samarra[4].

What did Ibn al-A'rabi do for work?

Ibn al-A'rabi worked as a philologist[5], Islamicist[6], and writer[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . OpenITI corpus. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL5384882A, OL1293686A
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  2. 4d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 10
    Open library id → OL5384882A, OL1293686A
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bn', 'ca', 'en', 'id', 'pt', 'ur', 'uz']
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  3. 26d ago · Medineli92 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أبو عبد الله ابن الأعرابي\u200e'}
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  4. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 13485118g
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  5. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Arabic
    Place of birth → Kufa
    Topic's main category → Q60602424
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