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Abu al-Faraj

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Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, known in Arabic as أبو الفرج الأصفهاني (Abū al-Faraj al-Iṣfahānī), was a 10th-century Arab scholar, historian, and poet. He is best known for his monumental work, “Kitab al-Aghani” (The Book of Songs), which is an encyclopedic collection of Arabic poetry and songs.