Abū al-Faḍl ʿAbd al-Munʿim, the son of (1) ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Ghassānī, a native of the Maghrib. Jilyāna is one of the villages of Granada. He lived in Damascus, stayed for a time at the Niẓāmiyya of Baghdad, entered the sciences of the inner life, and composed refined poetry—Allah alone knows the truth of his state (2). He died in Dhu al-Qaʿda, 602 AH, having surpassed the age of seventy (3).

241 – Ibn Abī Rukab, Muṣʿab ibn Muḥammad al-Khushanī

The distinguished scholar, linguist, and leading grammarian, Abū Dharr Muṣʿab ibn Muḥammad ibn Masʿūd ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Khushanī, the Andalusian from Jaén, known as Ibn Abī Rukab (4).

He studied under his father, the professor Abū Bakr, and under Abū Bakr ibn Ṭāhir al-Khidabb, from both of whom he also received audition. He likewise heard from Abū al-Ḥasan ibn Ḥunayn, Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Numayrī, and a number of others. Abū Ṭāhir al-Silafī granted him a license.

He taught Arabic grammar for many years. Among his works are: a commentary on the obscure terms of the Prophet’s Sīra (5), a large commentary on Sībawayh, a book entitled Commentary on al-Īḍāḥ, a Commentary on al-Jumal, and other writings. He was dignified, awe-inspiring, composed, and handsome in appearance; he