Abu al-Faraj
Appearance
Abu al-Faraj is a title or given name, derived from the name Faraj, of Arabic origins. During the Middle Ages, the name Abu al-Faraj (Arabic: أبو الفرج, lit. 'Father of Faraj') was a title for many Arab and Jewish poets and scholars.[1]
Notable people named Abu al-Faraj include:
- Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (897–967), historian and author of Kitāb al-Aghānī
- Abū al-Faraj ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ṭayyib (d. 1043), Nestorian physician and philosopher
- Abu-al-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi (c.1126–1201), Islamic scholar of the Hanbali school of jurisprudential thought
- Abu-al-Faraj Runi, 11th century Persian court poet who wrote Mathnavi
- Athanasius VI bar Khamoro, a Syriac Patriarchs of Antioch
- Bar-Hebraeus (1226–1286), also known as Abulpharagius, catholicos of the Syriac Orthodox Church
- Jeshua ben Judah, also known as Abu al-Faraj Harun, 11th century Karaite scholar, exegete and philosopher
- Abu Faraj al-Masri, a senior leader in the Syrian militant group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham
- Ibn Rajab, Hanbali Muslim scholar
- Abu Faraj al-Libbi, nom de guerre of a Libyan alleged to be a senior member of al-Qaeda
See also
References
- ^ "FARAJ Origin of surname". ANU Museum of the Jewish People. Retrieved 2022-06-09.