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Muhammad Tahir al-Fattani

محمد طاهر الفَتَّنِي

Notable figure 910–986 AH / 1504–1578 CE · Source: خير الدين الزركلي، الأعلام، دار العلم للملايين، ج٦ ص١٧٢ (ترجمة «الفتني»)، على تراث

Affiliation

Lexicographer of rare Qur'anic and hadith words, Gujarat

Biography

Born and buried in Patan (Fattan) in Gujarat, India. He compiled Majma' Bihar al-Anwar fi Ghara'ib al-Tanzil wa Lata'if al-Akhbar, a four-part dictionary explaining the rare and difficult words of the Qur'an and hadith, and al-Mughni, a guide to the correct spelling and pronunciation of personal names.