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Ibn Ajurrum, Author of the first grammar primer

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ScholarAuthor of the first grammar primer

Ibn Ajurrumابن آجروم

Approximate dateFez

A Fez grammarian whose short Ajurrumiyyah is often the first grammar book a student reads.

Of Berber origin, he taught Quran recitation and grammar in Fez. His Muqaddimah, known as the Ajurrumiyyah, compresses Arabic grammar into a few pages.

What grew out of it?

From West Africa to Indonesia, children begin Arabic grammar with his primer.

Who else is linked?

FezMarinids

Who lived at the same time?

GhazanAl-Ashraf KhalilAlauddin KhaljiOljeituQalawunOsman IMalik al-SalihAl-Nasir Muhammad

Source: history

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