Abū ʿUthman ʿAmr ibn Baḥr al-Kinānī al-Baṣrī, known by his nickname al-Jahiz, was a ninth-century Arabic scholar who wrote learned and witty prose. Born in Basra, he spent most of his life in Baghdad. He was a leading light in the cosmopolitan society of the Abbasid caliphate.
Disengagement from India in the ancient Islamic world more plausibly resulted from reconfiguration of scholarly interests than deep cultural differences. … Read the post views of India from the ancient Islamic world
Al-Jahiz’s attacks on tedious and repulsive scholarly disputes and his formulation of much more hospitable alternatives are serious scholarly work. … Read the post al-Jahiz’s profoundly serious work on scholarly hospitality
In al-Jahiz’s sophisticated storytelling, the story of Buthaynah, Jamil, and their families is a comedic / tragic story of love / sex. … Read the post al-Jahiz’s story of Buthaynah, Jamil, and their families