Ali ibn Hamza ibn Abdullah ibn Bahman ibn Firuz علي بن حمزة بن عبد الله بن بهمن بن فيروز

Name: Ali ibn Hamza ibn Abdullah ibn Bahman ibn Firuz

Fame: Ali ibn Hamza al-Kisai

Kuniya: Abu al-Hasan

Lineage: al-Asadi, al-Kufi

Occupation: Grammarian, reciter, linguist

Rank: Trustworthy, good in Hadith

Mawla: Mawla of Banu Asad

Lived in: Tihamah, Najd, Basra, Baghdad, Kufa

Died in: Rey

Born Year: 112

Died Year: 182

Abu Hatim ibn Habban al-Busti: Upright in Hadith

al-Khatib al-Baghdadi: One of the leading reciters from Kufa, he classified the meanings of the Quran and Hadith

al-Qasim ibn Salam al-Harawi: He was among the people of Quranic recitation, which was his knowledge and craft, and I have not sat with anyone more accurate or upright in it than him

Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i: Whoever wants to delve into grammar is indebted to al-Kisai

Yahya ibn Ma'in: I have not seen with my own eyes anyone more truthful in speech than him