He is the author of the most important encyclopedia in Arabic grammar and linguistics, despite being born to Persian parents. He is Sibawayh, the scholar who lived and died for knowledge. In this video, we learn about his story. Who was Sibawayh? Sibawayh, whose full name was Amr ibn Uthman ibn Qanbar al-Harithi, grew up in Basra, and it is likely that he was born in 135 AH in one of the cities of Persia. Grammar was not