Ibn Abi Tahir Tayfur


Ibn Abi Tahir Tayfur was a Persian linguist and poet of Arabic language. He was born in Baghdad. Tayfur was his father's name who was from Khorasan, Persia. He played an important role in the Arabic literary revolution. Ibn Abi Tahir Tayfur was the first writer who devoted a book to writers. He was buried in Bab al-Sham cemetery, where people of note were buried.

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In addition, there are scattered quotations of his works and hundreds of verses of his poetry which have survived.

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