al-Khalīl ibn Aḥmad

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analysis of Islamic poetry
- In Arabic literature: Metre and rhyme
- In Islamic arts: Poetry

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 19, 2024
	Revised information concerning al-Khalīl ibn Aḥmad's religious orientation.	Noah Tesch	Oct 28, 2016
	Article revised and updated.	Kathleen Kuiper	Jul 06, 2012
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998