Ibn Khallikan's Biographical DictionaryCosimo, Inc., 2010 M01 1 - 714 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 II includes: An Introduction by Mac Guckin de Slane; a detailed index of all biographies; notes from the translator for each biography; and detailed genealogies of hundreds of Muslim figures, including Ibn Babak the Poet, As-Sulaihi, Malik Ibn Dinar, and Ar-Rabai the Grammarian. 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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... (Moslim) religion," says he, " when first promulgated, did not " include (the knowledge of) either science or art; such was the extreme " simplicity of that nomadic civilisation (to which this doctrine was adapted). " The articles of the ...
... (Moslim) religion," says he, " when first promulgated, did not " include (the knowledge of) either science or art; such was the extreme " simplicity of that nomadic civilisation (to which this doctrine was adapted). " The articles of the ...
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... Moslim law and Arabic literature. Though it should appear presumptuous to control the judgments of perhaps the ablest philosophical writer which Islamism ever produced, the attempt may be justified in some cases, and this is one of ihe ...
... Moslim law and Arabic literature. Though it should appear presumptuous to control the judgments of perhaps the ablest philosophical writer which Islamism ever produced, the attempt may be justified in some cases, and this is one of ihe ...
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... Moslim and the other an infidel. Adoptive patronage is established by a contract made with mutual consent, as when a person makes profession of Islainism to another person, and then says : " Thou art my mawla (patron), to inherit of me ...
... Moslim and the other an infidel. Adoptive patronage is established by a contract made with mutual consent, as when a person makes profession of Islainism to another person, and then says : " Thou art my mawla (patron), to inherit of me ...
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... Moslim, and a Moslim with a zimmi; a man may also contract it wilh a woman, and a woman with a man; neither is it necessary that the act should pass in a Moslim country. The children of the client (born after the contract, for, before ...
... Moslim, and a Moslim with a zimmi; a man may also contract it wilh a woman, and a woman with a man; neither is it necessary that the act should pass in a Moslim country. The children of the client (born after the contract, for, before ...
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... Moslim mind and Moslim civilisation. In such an investigation the works of Arabic authors might be expected to afford the highest assistance, but unfortunately the documents which they have left on this subject do not enable us to view ...
... Moslim mind and Moslim civilisation. In such an investigation the works of Arabic authors might be expected to afford the highest assistance, but unfortunately the documents which they have left on this subject do not enable us to view ...
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