Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, Volume 3Cosimo, Inc., 2010 M01 1 - 706 pages Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, or Deaths of Eminent Men and History of the Sons of the Epoch, was the noted Arabic scholar Ibn Khallikan's most well-known and respected work. The author worked on the tome from 1256 to 1274, compiling names, genealogies, and histories of prominent or conspicuous men in the Islamic world. The final work was translated into English by William MacGuckin de Slane and is longer than 2,700 pages. It has been quoted by many Arabic rhetoricians and grammarians in other works, as it is considered one of the most important records of Arabic history ever written. Here, separated into four volumes, the Biographical Dictionary is an essential work for any student of Muslim culture and literature. Volume III includes: A detailed index of all biographies; notes from the translator for each biography; and genealogies of hundreds of Muslim figures, including The Katib Imad Ad-Din Al-Ispahani, Abu Bakr Al-Khowarezmi, Mukhlis Ad-Dawla Mukallad, and Nasr Al-Khubzaruzzi. IBN KHALLIKAN (1211-1282) was a thirteenth century Arabic scholar who studied in Damascus, Mosul and Aleppo, specializing in the fields of language, theology, and law, including jurisprudence. He became a well-respected judge in Cairo, eventually becoming a chief judge in Damascus in 1261. Khallikan wrote several books, but his most well known was Deaths of Eminent Men and History of the Sons of the Epoch, often referred to as the "Biographical Dictionary," which took him almost 20 years to complete. Khallikan retired from his position as judge just before his death in 1282. He was one of the most well-known historians and theologians in Egypt. |
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... celebrated hafiz Abû Abd Allah Muhammad Ibn Abi Nasr Fatûh Ibn Abd Allah Ibn Humaid Ibn Yasil al - Jumaidi was a member of the tribe of Azd and a native of the island of Majorca ; but his family originally belonged to ar - Rusâfa , a ...
... celebrated hafiz Abû Abd Allah Muhammad Ibn Abi Nasr Fatûh Ibn Abd Allah Ibn Humaid Ibn Yasil al - Jumaidi was a member of the tribe of Azd and a native of the island of Majorca ; but his family originally belonged to ar - Rusâfa , a ...
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... celebrated transmit- ter of traditional information and the author of a history of Ispahân , was a hâfiz of the highest authority . He belonged to a family of eminence which produced a number of learned men ; he did not draw his origin ...
... celebrated transmit- ter of traditional information and the author of a history of Ispahân , was a hâfiz of the highest authority . He belonged to a family of eminence which produced a number of learned men ; he did not draw his origin ...
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... celebrated hâfiz , a member of the tribe of Maâfir and a native of Seville in Spain . Ibn Bashkuwâl speaks of him in these terms , in his Silat : " That hafiz filled with learning to overflowing ; the last " of the erudite , the last ...
... celebrated hâfiz , a member of the tribe of Maâfir and a native of Seville in Spain . Ibn Bashkuwâl speaks of him in these terms , in his Silat : " That hafiz filled with learning to overflowing ; the last " of the erudite , the last ...
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... celebrated penman , having been informed that he had changed some passages of the Korân by substituting certain words for others which belonged to the primitive revealed text , had the delinquent brought before him , in the beginning of ...
... celebrated penman , having been informed that he had changed some passages of the Korân by substituting certain words for others which belonged to the primitive revealed text , had the delinquent brought before him , in the beginning of ...
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... celebrated preacher and the author of the work entitled Kût al - Kulûb ( food for the heart ) ( 1 ) , was noted for his piety and the austerity of his life . He pronounced discourses in the mosque , and composed some treatises on the ...
... celebrated preacher and the author of the work entitled Kût al - Kulûb ( food for the heart ) ( 1 ) , was noted for his piety and the austerity of his life . He pronounced discourses in the mosque , and composed some treatises on the ...
Contents
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Section 15 | 155 |
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Section 18 | 232 |
Section 19 | 256 |
Section 20 | 317 |
Section 21 | 329 |
Section 22 | 351 |
Section 31 | 440 |
Section 32 | 446 |
Section 33 | 493 |
Section 34 | 502 |
Section 35 | 517 |
Section 36 | 522 |
Section 37 | 530 |
Section 38 | 565 |
Section 39 | 574 |
Section 40 | 608 |
Section 41 | 612 |
Section 42 | 628 |
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Abd al-Malik Abd Allah Ibn Abd Allah Muhammad Abû Abd Allah Abû Bakr Abû Hanîfa Abû l-Hasan Abû l-Kâsim ad-Dawlat Ahmad Ibn al-Azîz al-Farazdak al-Mansûr al-Moizz al-Mubarrad al-Mutanabbi al-Mutawakkil Aleppo anecdotes Arabic asked Baghdad Basra Berbers Cairo composed Damascus death died A. H. dirhems diwân Egypt emir eyes father favour following lines hâfiz Hajji Khalifa heart Ibn Abd Ibn Duraid Ibn Muhammad Ibn Imâd ad-Dîn imâm Irâk Jaafar Jumâda kâdi kasida khalif Khorâsân Kitâb Korân Kûfa l-Abbâs learned letter Maan Mahmûd Mâlik Mansûr Marwân Masûd mawla Mekka mentioned month Moslim mosque Mosul Muhammad Ibn Muharram Mûsa Nasr native never Obaid Old Cairo Omar person piece poems poet poetry praise prince Rabî Ramadân received recited replied Saîd says shaikh sovereign sultan surnamed Syria thee thou took traditionist Traditions treatise tribe verses vizir whilst word Yahya Yûsuf