Abd al-Hamid al-Katib

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Full name name
Died 132 AH (749750)[1]
Era Medieval era

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]

Quote:

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

  1. ^ Mit-Ejmes
  2. ^ Islamic History in Arabia and Middle East
  3. ^ Islamic History in Arabia and Middle East