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Evaluation of Kalbi's contribution to
Islamic studies has been difficult due to his controversial nature among Muslim historians during the Middle Ages. Critics in the Muslim east have accused Kalbi of plagiarism and dishonesty, while those in the Muslim west praised Kalbi highly and referenced his
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basic academic subjects and proper etiquette during the latter's youth. Later in life, Al-Kamil built an entire school for Kalbi to teach and pursue the study of
Prophetic narrations. Al-Kamil would eventually replace Kalbi with his older brother Abu Amr bin Dihya al-Kalbi, also an expert in the
267:, conflicting reports have been given regarding Kalbi's exact date of birth. Ibn Khallikan held the view that Kalbi was born in March 1150, despite the fact that he was personally informed by Kalbi's son and nephew that Kalbi was born in February 1152.
492:, including their most famous poems. He also wrote "al-Tanwir fi Mawlid al-Bashir al-Nadhir" about the birthday of Muhammad. His work preserved some of the oral traditions of the time as well as details of the poets' lives.
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outside of Cairo. His older brother, Abu Amr, died almost two years later in
January 1237; he also died on a Tuesday, and was buried at the foot of the same mountain range.
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Umar bin al-Hasan bin Ali bin
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in Spain, visiting every major city in the country and learning from their scholars and academics. In order to further his studies, he traveled from
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is recognized by later scholars of the field. A number of these later scholars also narrated either directly from him or through his chain, such as
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November 1235. He was roughly 89 years old according to the Islamic calendar, and 86 years old according to the
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Arabic language, as the director of the school, a position which the older brother held until his own death.
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disputed Kalbi's claim, making a counter claim that the latter's family tree could not be substantiated.
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In addition to his renown as a linguistic scholar, Kalbi was also considered to be from the scholars of
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At the request Al-Kamil, he wrote his most famous work: "al-Motrib min Ashaar Ahl al-Maghrib" "
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While Ibn Diyha is generally acknowledged to have been born in
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Islamic schools of jurisprudence
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accepted the conventional telling of Kalbi's family line,
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Kalbi's lineage was not universally accepted. While
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