Amir ibn Abd al-Qays (Arabic: عامر بن عبد قيس; died c. 661–680) was a tabi`i of Basra who died at Damascus, where he had become famous within the Muslim community for his austere and eloquent speeches.
Numerous miracles are recorded of him; it is said that he lived in the desert where wild beasts came tamely to him.
[1] During the reign of the caliph Uthman (d. 656), the text of the Quran was standardized, and he despatched a qari along with each copy of the Quran to various cities, so as to demonstrate the correct reading to the people.
Amir ibn Abd al-Qays was responsible for this important order in Basrah.
[2] A Hebrew translation of his saying, "words that leave the heart, enter the heart" has been commonly quoted in Jewish texts since Moses ibn Ezra.