Abd al-Hamid al-Katib
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Abd al-Hamid ibn Yahya al-Katib (Arabic: عبدالحميد بن يحيى الكاتب) was an Umayyad official and Islamic scholar, a master of Arabic prose.[2]
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- Cultivate the Arabic language so that you may speak correctly; develop a handsome script which will add luster to your writings; learn the poetry of the Arabs by heart; familiarize yourself with unusual ideas and expressions; read the history of the Arabs and the Persians, and remember their great deeds [3]
References
- ^ Mit-Ejmes
- ^ Islamic History in Arabia and Middle East
- ^ Islamic History in Arabia and Middle East
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