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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... See page x of my preface to the Diwan d' 'Amro 'l-Kais. (8) See vol. I. page 348. (9) See vol. I. page 102. (10) See vol. II. page 249. din al-Kisai, chief traditionist of Tunis, he perused Muslim's collection INTRODUCTION. xv.
... See page x of my preface to the Diwan d' 'Amro 'l-Kais. (8) See vol. I. page 348. (9) See vol. I. page 102. (10) See vol. II. page 249. din al-Kisai, chief traditionist of Tunis, he perused Muslim's collection INTRODUCTION. xv.
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... collection of 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 ...
... collection of 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 ...
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... collection of anecdotes I found the following : At a public assembly Abu Burda was extolling the virtues of his father, and mentioned that he had been one of Muhammad's companions; he vaunted also the glory which accrued to himself in ...
... collection of anecdotes I found the following : At a public assembly Abu Burda was extolling the virtues of his father, and mentioned that he had been one of Muhammad's companions; he vaunted also the glory which accrued to himself in ...
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... collection of Traditions, an account of the terrible signs which are to precede the day of judgment, when something like a swoon came over him, and he was carried to his house, he remained in that state till he expired. Ibn Yunus al ...
... collection of Traditions, an account of the terrible signs which are to precede the day of judgment, when something like a swoon came over him, and he was carried to his house, he remained in that state till he expired. Ibn Yunus al ...
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... collection of fatwas; an abridgment of al-Ghazzali's Ihya oldm ad-dln; the Intisar, or aid, a refutation of the Kadarites. He composed the Baydn in somewhat less than four years and the Zav;did in about five. — [Tab. as-Shdf.)—la the ...
... collection of fatwas; an abridgment of al-Ghazzali's Ihya oldm ad-dln; the Intisar, or aid, a refutation of the Kadarites. He composed the Baydn in somewhat less than four years and the Zav;did in about five. — [Tab. as-Shdf.)—la the ...
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