Ibn al-Sikkit: Difference between revisions

[[Shi'a]] scholars have counted him among the close and respected companions of [[Imam al-Jawad (a)]] and [[Imam al-Haid (a)]]. They said that he is [[Thiqa]] (reliable) and one of the great scholars in Arabic lexicology and syntax, and there is no dispraise about him.

- [[Afandi Isfahani]] says, "Tha'lab said that after [[Ibn A'rabi]] no one is more knowledgeable in Arabic lexicology than Ibn al-Sikkit."

- [[Mudarris Tarizi]] writes: "Ibn al-Sikkit is an imam (great figure) in poetry, literature, syntax and lexicology. He is the standard-bearer of sciences of Arabic language and one of the eminent reliable Shi'a figures in [[Baghdad]]. His status was acknowledged and confirmed by [[Rijal]] scholars, and he was an expert in poetry and [[Qur'an]]ic Sciences. He has met with eloquent Arab litterateurs and has quoted what he had heard from them."