I add: al-Jarmī came to Baghdad and engaged in debate with al-Farrāʾ. His introductory treatise on grammar is famous and is commonly called al-Mukhtaṣar (1). His other writings include: Kitāb al-Abniya (The Book of Morphological Patterns), Kitāb al-ʿArūḍ (The Book of Prosody), Kitāb Gharīb Sībawayh (Obscurities in Sībawayh), and additional works besides (2). He died in 225 AH.

194 – Abū Dulaf al-Qāsim ibn ʿĪsā al-ʿIjlī

The lord and governor of al-Karaj (3), al-Qāsim ibn ʿĪsā al-ʿIjlī. He transmitted hadith from Hushaym and others, and Muḥammad ibn al-Mughīra al-Iṣbahānī narrated from him. A superb horseman—courageous, imposing, politically astute, formidable in action—he was also generous, widely praised, extravagant, and an accomplished poet. He played a notable part in the campaign against Bābak, and al-Muʿtaṣim appointed him governor of Damascus. Still beardless, he once entered upon Hārūn al-Rashīd and offered salutations. The Caliph retorted, “May God not greet you with peace; you have ruined al-Jabal (the hill country) for us, boy!” He answered, “Then I shall put it right. You, Commander of the Faithful, spoiled it while you were above me—shall I fail to repair it when you are with me?” The reply pleased him, and the Caliph entrusted him with the post.