Sharif Al-Murtaza (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Abu al-Q sim 'Al ibn Husayn al-Shar f al-Murtadh (Arabic: ) (commonly known as: Shar f Murtadh, Sayyid Murtadh, (Murtaz instead of Murtadh in non-Arab languages)) (965 - 1044 AD; 355 - 436 AH) was one of the greatest scholars of his time and was one of the students of Shaykh al-Muf d . He was the elder brother of Al-Sharif al-Radi (Seyyed Razi), the compiler of Nahjul Balagha. He was four years older than his brother. He lived during the era of Buyid Dynasty. It was the golden age of Arabic literature, and great poets like Al-Mutanabbi and Al-Maarri were among his contemporaries.