Abu Muhammad Abd-Allah ibn Muslim ibn Qutayba al-Dinawari al-Marwazi or simply
Ibn Qutaybah (; 828 – 13 November 889 CE / 213 – 15 Rajab 276 AH) was a renowned Islamic
scholar of
Kurdish or
Persian origin. He served as a
judge during the
Abbasid Caliphate, but was best known for his contributions to
Arabic literature. He was a
polymath who wrote on diverse subjects, such as
Qur'anic exegesis,
hadith,
theology,
philosophy,
law and jurisprudence,
grammar,
philology,
history,
astronomy,
agriculture and
botany.