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The 13 pages that link to Al-Jahiz, each with the reason it gives.

• Arabic literatureRelated: His lively essays exemplify the intellectual range of Abbasid prose.

• BasraRelated: His career reflects Basra’s influence as a center of learning.

• Arabic literary criticismRelated: His discussions of eloquence and poetic form helped shape early critical vocabulary.

• AdabRelated: His essays and compilations became defining examples of learned, entertaining adab.

• Arabic rhetoricRelated: His discussions of expression and audience shaped early Arabic critical thought.

• MihnaRelated: His writings show the intellectual milieu in which Mu'tazilite doctrines gained influence.

• Abu NuwasRelated: His writings preserve glimpses of the literary culture in which Abu Nuwas became famous.

• Ali al-RidaRelated: His writings preserve a contemporary perspective on Ali al-Rida’s reputation.

• Al-BuhturiRelated: His prose criticism provides a contemporary lens on eloquence and literary style beyond Al-Buhturi’s verse.

• I'jazRelated: His writings helped shape early discussions of the Qur’an’s rhetorical distinctiveness.