Ammar al-Basri explained

Ammar al-Basri (Arabic: عمار البصري, ) was a 9th-century East Syriac theologian and apologist. Ammar's work is considered the first systematic Christian theology in Arabic.Not much is known about his life except that he was a native of Basra.

Works

Several books two of them survived:

• The book of proof (Arabic: كتاب البرهان، ), which deals with the incarnation in a popular albeit creative and vigorous language.
• The book of questions and answers (Arabic: كتاب المسائل والأجوبة, ), is more systematic and in treats in four sections questions regarding the existence of God, the Incarnation, the four Gospels and other topics.

See also

• Abu Raita al-Takriti
• Theodore Abu-Qurrah

References

• Book: Thomas, David . Christians at the heart of Islamic rule: church life and scholarship in ʻAbbasid Iraq. 14 October 2012. 2003. Brill. 978-90-04-12938-2.