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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Page vi
... Traditions " should be secured against alteration, lest they should be corrupted. To " distinguish the authentic Traditions from those of less credibility, an " exact knowledge of the isn&ds (1) was found necessary, and a close scrutiny ...
... Traditions " should be secured against alteration, lest they should be corrupted. To " distinguish the authentic Traditions from those of less credibility, an " exact knowledge of the isn&ds (1) was found necessary, and a close scrutiny ...
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... Traditions, and the practice of the first Moslims; they felt that the faculties of mind which they had themselves derived from an advanced state of civilisation could be applied with advantage to the task of collecting and discussing ...
... Traditions, and the practice of the first Moslims; they felt that the faculties of mind which they had themselves derived from an advanced state of civilisation could be applied with advantage to the task of collecting and discussing ...
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... Traditions, jurisprudence, poetry, and '• the idiom of the desert Arabs, is excluded. It therefore happens that a " failure in this early stage of the pupil's progress puts an entire slop to " his career. " Such is the mode of ...
... Traditions, jurisprudence, poetry, and '• the idiom of the desert Arabs, is excluded. It therefore happens that a " failure in this early stage of the pupil's progress puts an entire slop to " his career. " Such is the mode of ...
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... Traditions and scientific rules; they have therefore " a certain command of language, but they do not attain elegance of ex- " pression. " The habit of teaching pupils, of repeating poems and epistles, and of " studying the rules of ...
... Traditions and scientific rules; they have therefore " a certain command of language, but they do not attain elegance of ex- " pression. " The habit of teaching pupils, of repeating poems and epistles, and of " studying the rules of ...
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... Traditions and received a general licence (ijdza). In law he studied the abridgment of the Mudawwana (1) composed by AM Said al-Baradai, and the exposition of the doctrines held by the sect of Malik. He followed, besides, a general ...
... Traditions and received a general licence (ijdza). In law he studied the abridgment of the Mudawwana (1) composed by AM Said al-Baradai, and the exposition of the doctrines held by the sect of Malik. He followed, besides, a general ...
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