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Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali

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Abu al-Aswad ad-Duʾali (Arabic: أَبُو ٱلْأَسْوَد ٱلدُّؤَلِيّ, Abū al-ʾAswad al-Duʾalīy; c.-16 BH/603 CE – 69 AH/689 CE), whose full name is ʾAbū al-Aswad Ẓālim ibn ʿAmr ibn Sufyān ibn Jandal ibn Yamār ibn Hīls ibn Nufātha ibn al-ʿĀdi ibn ad-Dīl ibn Bakr, surnamed ad-Dīlī, or ad-Duwalī, was the poet companion of Ali bin Abu Talib and was one of the earliest, if not the earliest, Arab grammarians. He is known for writing the earliest treatise on Arabic grammar, through study of the Quran, explaining why he is sometimes known as the "Father of Arabic Grammar."ad-Du'alī is said to have introduced the use of diacritics (consonant and vowel markings) to writing, and to have written the earliest treatises on Arabic linguistics, and grammar (nahw). He had many students and followers.With the expansion of the early Islamic Empire, with millions of new converts to Islam wishing to be able to recite and understand the Quran, the adoption of a formalised system of Arabic grammar became necessary, and ad-Du'ali helped develop it, such as with the concepts of Nahw and Taskheel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali has received more than 144,576 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali is the 61st most popular linguist (down from 45th in 2019).

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  • 140k

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  • 54.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali ranks 61 out of 161Before him are Claude Piron, August Leskien, Friedrich Christian Diez, Michael Halliday, William Labov, and Sándor Kőrösi Csoma. After him are Hugo Schuchardt, Vilém Mathesius, Robert Morrison, Noah Webster, Karl Brugmann, and Ghil'ad Zuckermann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 603, Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali ranks 6Before him are Muawiyah I, Queen Seondeok of Silla, Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad, Yeon Gaesomun, and Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal.

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