Chiar al asmai biography
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Al-Asma&#;i or Asma`i, scientific:ʿAbd al-Malik b. Quraib al-Aṣmaʿī (c. ) (Arabic: أبو سعيد عبد الملك ابن قريب الأصمعي) was an Arab scholar, philologist and anthologist, one of the earliest Arabic lexicographers and one of the three leaders of the Basra school of Arabic grammar.
He was also a pioneer of natural science and zoology.
He is considered as the first Muslim scientist to study animals in detail.
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He wrote many works such as: Kitab al-Khail (The Book of the Horse), Kitab al-Ibil (The Book of the Camel), Kitab al-Farq (The Book of Rare Animals), Kitab al-Wuhush (The Book of Wild Animals), Kitab al-Sha (The Book of the Sheep) and Kitab Khalaq al-Insan (The Book of Humanity).
He also provides detailed information on human anatomy.
Al-Asma&#;i was born in or , though his exact place of birth has been disputed. Some authors have reported his birthplace as Basra in what is now Iraq, while others have listed it as Merv in what is now Turkmenistan.