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Identification
al-Ṭabarī, Abū al-Ḥasan ʻAlī b. Sahl Rabban
الطبري، أبو الحسن علي بن سهل ربن
Dates
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Birth
Expressed
ca.
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Death
Expressed
ca.
Biographic comments
Persian physician of Christian origins. First mentioned at the sevice od Māzyār ibn Qārin, governor of Ṭabaristān; then he entered the caliphal service in Samarra. Possibly after 850, year in which he concluded his medical work, Firdaws al-ḥikma, he converted to Islam and wrote two anti-Christian works.
Additional information
References
- Place Place of birth Merv / Marw, Mary, TM
- Place Place of activity Sāmarrāʼ, Baġdād, IQ
Bibliographical references
- Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur, Band 1: 231 on page 231
- Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur. Erster Su... on page 414-415
- Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums, vol. 3. ... on page 236-240
- Christian-Muslim Relations: A Bibliographical H... on page 669-671