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Abu'l-Fath al-Busti
Abu'l-Fath al-Busti
Born	942; Bost, Sistan, Ghaznavid Empire (now Lashkargah, Afghanistan)
Died	1010 (aged 68); Bukhara, Transoxiana, Karakhanid Khanate (now Bukhara, Uzbekistan)
Occupation	Poet, secretary

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Abu'l-Fath Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hussain ibn Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Busti (Arabic: أبو الفتح علي بن محمد بن الحسين بن يوسف بن محمد بن عَبْد العَزِيز البستي, Persian: ابوالفتح علی بن محمد بن حسین بن یوسف بن محمد بن عبدالعزیز بُستی), more commonly known as Abu'l-Fath al-Busti (Arabic: أبو الفتح البُستي, Persian: ابوالفتح بُستی) was a Persian^[1] secretary and famous poet of the Arabic and Persian language.^[2] Born in the ancient city Bost (today Lashkargah, Afghanistan) in Sistan, he served in the chancery of the Ghaznavid Amirs Sebuktigin and his son and successor Mahmud.^[3]

Abu al-Fath was, amongst others, a student of the well known islamic scholar Ibn Hibban who derives from the same city and from whom he learned the Islamic sciences of Hadith and Fiqh.

Life

His family descends from the Arab Abdu-Shams clan of the Quraish tribe, who settled in the area after the Islamic advent. In his youth he was the secretary of Bai Toz, the head of his hometown Bust. At the time Sebuktigin conquered the city, Abu Al-Fath was appointed to serve him at his court as an official writer. He maintained this position under his successor Mahmud. That was the period when most of his official records of the Ghaznavid conquests were made, known as "Kutub al Futuh" (Books of victories), of which only fragments survived.

At the end of his life he experienced many vicissitudes and was exiled to Transoxiana where he died in the city of Bukhara (today part of Uzbekistan).

Works

Qasidah an-Nuniyyah (“Poem in Nun”)

The poem is also known under the title of "Unwan al-Hikam" ("The Title for Wisdoms") and "Ziyadat ul-Mar’i fi-Dunyahi Nuqsan" ("To Rise in One's World Is to Decline"). It is a Qasida which relates to moral aphorisms and akhlaq (good character).

References

^ Danner, Victor (1975). "Arabic Literature in Iran". In Frye, Richard N. (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran. Vol. 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 592. ISBN 0-521-20093-8.
^ Mehran, Arzandeh; Azartash, Azarnoosh; Simin, Rahimi (16 October 2015). "Abū al-Fatḥ al-Bustī". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Meisami, Julie Scott; Starkey, Paul (31 May 1998). Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780415185714 – via Google Books.

[1] Danner, Victor (1975). "Arabic Literature in Iran". In Frye, Richard N. (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran. Vol. 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 592. ISBN 0-521-20093-8.

[2] Mehran, Arzandeh; Azartash, Azarnoosh; Simin, Rahimi (16 October 2015). "Abū al-Fatḥ al-Bustī". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[3] Meisami, Julie Scott; Starkey, Paul (31 May 1998). Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780415185714 – via Google Books.

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+{{Infobox writer
-| era          = [[Abbasid Caliphate]]
+| name         = Abu'l-Fath al-Busti
+| birth_date   = 942
-| name         = Abu'l-Fath Al-Busti
+| birth_place  = [[Lashkargah|Bost]], [[Sistan]], [[Ghaznavid]] Empire (now [[Lashkargah]], [[Afghanistan]])
-| birth_date   = 942 CE / 330 AH
+| death_date   = 1010 (aged 68)
-| birth_place  = [[Lashkargah|Bost]], [[Sistan]], [[Ghaznavid|Ghaznavid Empire]] (now [[Lashkargah]], [[Afghanistan]])
+| death_place  = [[Bukhara]], [[Transoxiana]], [[Karakhanid]] Khanate (now [[Bukhara]], [[Uzbekistan]])
-| death_date   = 1010 CE / 401 AH (aged 68)
+| occupation   = Poet, secretary
-| death_place  = [[Bukhara]], [[Transoxiana]], [[Karakhanid|Karakhanid Khanate]] (now [[Bukhara]], [[Uzbekistan]])
-| occupation   = [[Poet]], [[Secretary]]
-| nationality  = [[Ghaznavid]]
-| ethnicity    = [[Arab]]
-| religion     = [[Islam]]
-| jurisprudence= [[Shafii]]
-| influences   = [[Ibn Hibban]]
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+'''Abu'l-Fath Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hussain ibn Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Busti''' ({{langx|ar|أبو الفتح علي بن محمد بن الحسين بن يوسف بن محمد بن عَبْد العَزِيز البستي}}, {{langx|fa|ابوالفتح علی بن محمد بن حسین بن یوسف بن محمد بن عبدالعزیز بُستی}}), more commonly known as Abu'l-Fath al-Busti (Arabic: {{lang|ar|أبو الفتح البُستي}}, Persian: {{lang|fa|ابوالفتح بُستی}}) was a [[Persians|Persian]]<ref>{{Cambridge History of Iran|volume=4|last=Danner|first=Victor|chapter=Arabic Literature in Iran |page=592}}</ref> secretary and famous poet of the Arabic and Persian language.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-islamica/abu-al-fath-al-busti-COM_0060|title=Abū al-Fatḥ al-Bustī|first1=Arzandeh|last1=Mehran|first2=Azarnoosh|last2=Azartash|first3=Rahimi|last3=Simin|date=16 October 2015 }}</ref> Born in the ancient city [[Lashkargah|Bost]] (today [[Lashkargah]], [[Afghanistan]]) in [[Sistan]], he served in the chancery of the Ghaznavid [[Amir]]s [[Sebuktigin]] and his son and successor [[Mahmud of Ghazni|Mahmud]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sx1bqgibKhQC&pg=PA32|title=Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature|first1=Julie Scott|last1=Meisami|first2=Paul|last2=Starkey|date=31 May 1998|publisher=Taylor & Francis|via=Google Books|isbn=9780415185714}}</ref>
+Abu al-Fath was, amongst others, a student of the well known islamic scholar [[Ibn Hibban]] who derives from the same city and from whom he learned the Islamic sciences of [[Hadith]] and [[Fiqh]].
-'''Abu'l-Fath Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hussain ibn Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Busti''' ([[Arabic]]: أبو الفتح علي بن محمد بن الحسين بن يوسف بن محمد بن عَبْد العَزِيز البستي, [[Persian language|Persian]]: ابوالفتح علی بن محمد بن حسین بن یوسف بن محمد بن عبدالعزیز بُستی), more commonly known as Abu'l-Fath al-Busti (Arabic: أبو الفتح البُستي, Persian: ابوالفتح بُستی) was a [[Ghaznavid]] [[secretary]] and famous [[poet]] of the Arabic and Persian language.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-islamica/abu-al-fath-al-busti-COM_0060|title=Abū al-Fatḥ al-Bustī|first1=Arzandeh,|last1=Mehran|first2=Azarnoosh,|last2=Azartash|first3=Rahimi,|last3=Simin|publisher=}}</ref> Born in the ancient city [[Lashkargah|Bost]] (today [[Lashkargah]], [[Afghanistan]]) in [[Sistan]], he served in the chancery of the Ghaznavid [[Amir]]s [[Sebuktigin]] and his son and successor [[Mahmud of Ghazni|Mahmud]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.de/books?id=sx1bqgibKhQC&pg=PA32|title=Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature|first1=Julie Scott|last1=Meisami|first2=Paul|last2=Starkey|date=31 May 1998|publisher=Taylor & Francis|via=Google Books}}</ref>
-Abu al-Fath was, amongst others, a student of the well known islamic scholar [[Ibn Hibban]] who derives from the same city and from whom he learned the islamic sciences of [[Hadith]] and [[Fiqh]].<ref name="wordpress.com">{{cite web|url=https://toolsforthestudent.wordpress.com/2015/02/07/8/|title=Qasidah ‘Unwan al-Hikam by al-Busti|date=7 February 2015|publisher=}}</ref>
 ==Life==
-His family descends from the Arab [[Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf|Abdu-Shams]] clan of the [[Quraish]] tribe, who settled in the area after the islamic advent.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/diwan-albosty/diwan-albosty--Mostadrak#page/n2/mode/1up Diwan Abu al-Fath al Busti], Damascus (1990), p. 3</ref> In his youth he was the secretary of Bai Toz, the head of his hometown Bust. At the time Sebuktigin conquered the city, Abu Al-Fath was appointed to serve him at his court as an official writer. He maintainted this position under his successor Mahmud. That was the period when most of his official records of the Ghaznavid conquests were made, known as "Kutub al Futuh" (Books of victories), of which only fragments survived.
+His family descends from the Arab [[Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf|Abdu-Shams]] clan of the [[Quraish]] tribe, who settled in the area after the Islamic advent. In his youth he was the secretary of Bai Toz, the head of his hometown Bust. At the time Sebuktigin conquered the city, Abu Al-Fath was appointed to serve him at his court as an official writer. He maintained this position under his successor Mahmud. That was the period when most of his official records of the Ghaznavid conquests were made, known as "Kutub al Futuh" (Books of victories), of which only fragments survived.
-At the end of his life he experienced many vicissitudes and was exiled to [[Transoxiana]] where he died in the city of [[Bukhara]] (today part of [[Uzbekistan]]).<ref>http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/uoc/PDF-FILES/9%20Dr.%20Imtiaz%20Ahmad_88_1.pdf, p.5</ref>
+At the end of his life he experienced many vicissitudes and was exiled to [[Transoxiana]] where he died in the city of [[Bukhara]] (today part of [[Uzbekistan]]).
 ==Works==
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 ===''Qasidah an-Nuniyyah (“Poem in Nun”)''===
 [[File:Busti manuscript.JPG|thumb|221x221px|A copy from the manuscript "Unwan al Hikam", Umm al-Qura University, Nr. 15281-2]]
-The poem is also known under the title of "Unwan al-Hikam" ("The Title for Wisdoms") and "Ziyadat ul-Mar’i fi-Dunyahi Nuqsan" ("To Rise in One's World Is to Decline"). It is a [[Qasida]] which relates to [[moral]] [[aphorisms]] and [[akhlaq]] (good character).<ref name="wordpress.com"/>
+The poem is also known under the title of "Unwan al-Hikam" ("The Title for Wisdoms") and "Ziyadat ul-Mar’i fi-Dunyahi Nuqsan" ("To Rise in One's World Is to Decline"). It is a [[Qasida]] which relates to moral [[aphorisms]] and [[akhlaq]] (good character).
 ==References==
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-==Further reading==
-*Yatimat al Dahr, Al-Tha'alibi, Cairo (1439), vol. 4, pp.&nbsp;285–309
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