Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Qabbani and Newspaper Thamarat al-Funun. A criticism and interpretation by Iman Muhyi al-Din al-Manasifi and Hisham Nashabi. Qabbani, (1847-1935) was the founder of the newspaper Thamarat al-Funun, and a member of the al-Funun Society, responsible for the publication of many books, playing a part in the development of publishing in Lebanon. He was also politically involved for a period during the end of the Ottoman Empire.