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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... composed a good commentary on Muslim's Sahih , and entitled it Kitâb al - Molim bi fawaid kitab Muslim ( the indicator of the instructive passages contained in the book of Muslim ) ; this work served the kâdi Iyâd ( vol . II . p . 417 ) ...
... composed a good commentary on Muslim's Sahih , and entitled it Kitâb al - Molim bi fawaid kitab Muslim ( the indicator of the instructive passages contained in the book of Muslim ) ; this work served the kâdi Iyâd ( vol . II . p . 417 ) ...
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... composed by his master Abû ' l - Fadl Muhammad Ibn Tâhir al - Mak- disi ( 1 ) in this treatise he indicates the errors and omissions of the Ansab . After travelling abroad in search of Traditions , he returned to Ispahân and continued ...
... composed by his master Abû ' l - Fadl Muhammad Ibn Tâhir al - Mak- disi ( 1 ) in this treatise he indicates the errors and omissions of the Ansab . After travelling abroad in search of Traditions , he returned to Ispahân and continued ...
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... composed one of those philological treatises called Ternaries ( see vol . II . p . 63 ) ; his work , though small , has the merit of prio- rity , and served for model to Ibn as - Sid al - Batalyausi ( vol . II . p . 61 ) in his ; the ...
... composed one of those philological treatises called Ternaries ( see vol . II . p . 63 ) ; his work , though small , has the merit of prio- rity , and served for model to Ibn as - Sid al - Batalyausi ( vol . II . p . 61 ) in his ; the ...
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... composed by the jurisconsult Abû Abd Allah Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Hishâm Ibn Ibrahîm al - Lakhmi as - Sibti ( 3 ) , a modern author who died towards A. H. 570 ( A. D. 1174 ) . It was commented also by the imâm Abû Abd Allah Muhammad Ibn ...
... composed by the jurisconsult Abû Abd Allah Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Hishâm Ibn Ibrahîm al - Lakhmi as - Sibti ( 3 ) , a modern author who died towards A. H. 570 ( A. D. 1174 ) . It was commented also by the imâm Abû Abd Allah Muhammad Ibn ...
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... composed on wine . ' I replied that Abû Nuwâs ( vol . I. p . 391 ) had left nothing for me or any one else to say on the subject . Well , ' said he , ' I am a better poet than Abû Nuwâs . ' This induced me to ask him who he was , and he ...
... composed on wine . ' I replied that Abû Nuwâs ( vol . I. p . 391 ) had left nothing for me or any one else to say on the subject . Well , ' said he , ' I am a better poet than Abû Nuwâs . ' This induced me to ask him who he was , and he ...
Contents
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Section 25 | 377 |
Section 26 | 384 |
Section 27 | 386 |
Section 28 | 412 |
Section 29 | 415 |
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Section 14 | 150 |
Section 15 | 155 |
Section 16 | 159 |
Section 17 | 172 |
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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