Imam Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjani أبو بكر عبد القاهر بن عبد الرحمن الجرجاني

Imam Abu Bakr Abd al-Qahir b. Abd al-Rahman al-Jurjani rahimahullah (c. 400-471 AH / c. 1010-1078 CE) was a Persian-born scholar who became a towering figure in Arabic grammar and literary theory. He spent his scholarly life in Jurjan (present-day northern Iran) and studied under leading grammarians of his time. He authored al-Awamil al-Mia, a concise and widely-taught treatise that catalogues one hundred grammatical operators (awamil) in the Arabic language, which became a standard introductory text in the madrasa curriculum across the Islamic world. He is equally celebrated for Dala'il al-I'jaz and Asrar al-Balagha, groundbreaking works in Arabic rhetorical theory that remain seminal references in the science of balaghah.