Abai Qunanbaiuli
Kazakh poet, philosopher and composer
Died when: 58 years 330 days (706 months)Star Sign: Leo

Ibrahim (Abai) Qunanbaiuly (Kazakh: ???? ???????????, Kazakh pronunciation: [?b?j q?n?nb?j?l?]; Russian: ???? ?????????; 10 August [O.S. 29 July] 1845 – 6 July [O.S. 23 June] 1904) was a Kazakh poet, composer and Hanafi Maturidi theologian philosopher.
He was also a cultural reformer toward European and Russian cultures on the basis of enlightened Islam. Among Kazakhs he is known simply as Abai.
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