Arabic language. Indeed, the name Ibn Abu Qir, which does not correspond to classical Arabic. This name is the Arabization of a Greek name Apa Kyros. For Pierre Larcher, it is not the trace of an old style which evolves towards a new "neo-Arabic" form but, conversely, the trace of the linguistic policy of Abd al-Malik which makes Arabic the official language, tries to homogenize the Koranic ductus and classicizes and promotes the old Arabic type. It is only later that Ibn Abu Qir will appear as a fault. See also Pre-Islamic Arabic inscriptions References Bibliography . . External links PERF No. 558 7th-century Islam Arabic manuscripts Greek manuscripts Medieval manuscripts Egyptian papyri Greek-language papyri 7th-century manuscripts Muhajirun Islamic calendar