Abu Muhammad al-Qasim ibn 'Ali al-Hareeri was a writer who specialized in the literary form known as maqamat. He was born in 1054, near Basrah (Iraq) and died in 1122. He is primarily known for the witty style of his collection of tales, the Maqamat al-Hareeri, published in English as 'The Assemblies of al-Harîrî'
Allegations of Plagiarism against Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad had read al-Hareeri's works, and included a lot of content in his writings, which may amount to Plagiarism. The 'borrowing' were mainly phrases and Arabic constructs. This is particularly interesting as he usually challenged others to write Arabic like he did.
Despite copying from his works liberally, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad mentions him in [very unflattering terms].
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