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Identification
al-Kisā'ī, Muḥammad b. ʻAbd Allāh
الكسائي محمد بن عبد الله
Ṣāḥib al-qiṣaṣ al-anbiyā'
صاحب القصص الانبياء
Dates
Biographic comments
He is the alleged author of a work known as al-Kisā'ī's Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyā'. His name and patronym are based on the manuscript edited by Isaac Eisenberg in 1898. It is now considered most likely that al-Kisā'ī's Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyā' was not authored by one person but is a collection of anonymous narratives that reflect the religious life of medieval Muslims. Another text ascribed to al-Kisā'ī is ʻAǧā'ib al-malakūt.
Additional information
References
Bibliographical references
- Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur, Band 1: 350 on page 350
- Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur. Erster Su... on page 592
- Encyclopaedia of Islam II Online: <http://refer... on page <http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/al-kisai-SIM_4398>
- Die Prophetenlegenden des Muḥammad ben ʿAbdallā... on page