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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... died at Kufa, A. H. 345 127 (A. D. 744-5). — The word najM signifies a female wild ass not pregnant ; others say that she is thus designated when keeping watch on the top of a hill. — Some persons state that Bahdala was his mother's ...
... died at Kufa, A. H. 345 127 (A. D. 744-5). — The word najM signifies a female wild ass not pregnant ; others say that she is thus designated when keeping watch on the top of a hill. — Some persons state that Bahdala was his mother's ...
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... died A. H. 103 (A. D. 721-2), but others place this event in the years 104, 106, and 107. (Muhammad ) Ibn Saad says that Abu Burda and as-Shabi died in the year 1 03 and on the same day, which was a Friday. — We shall BIOGRAPHICAL ...
... died A. H. 103 (A. D. 721-2), but others place this event in the years 104, 106, and 107. (Muhammad ) Ibn Saad says that Abu Burda and as-Shabi died in the year 1 03 and on the same day, which was a Friday. — We shall BIOGRAPHICAL ...
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... died before he reached his sixtieth year.' " Here as-Suli remarks that he must have died later than the year 1 92, since ar-Rashid's death took place at Tus on the third of the latter Jumada, 193 (24th March, A. D. 809). — Al- Ahnaf ...
... died before he reached his sixtieth year.' " Here as-Suli remarks that he must have died later than the year 1 92, since ar-Rashid's death took place at Tus on the third of the latter Jumada, 193 (24th March, A. D. 809). — Al- Ahnaf ...
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... died at Old Cairo in the month of Ramadan, A. H. 214 (November, A. D. 829). He was buried close to the tomb of the imam as-Shafi, at the south side of it ; his son Abd ar-Rahman died A. H. 257 (A. D. 870-1 ), and was interred at the ...
... died at Old Cairo in the month of Ramadan, A. H. 214 (November, A. D. 829). He was buried close to the tomb of the imam as-Shafi, at the south side of it ; his son Abd ar-Rahman died A. H. 257 (A. D. 870-1 ), and was interred at the ...
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... died towards the end of A. H. 205 (A. D. 821) —(Tab. al-Muhaddithin.) IBN WAHB. Abu Muhammad Abd Allah Ibn Wahb Ibn Muslim, a member, by adoption, of the tribe of Koraish, a doctor of the sect of Malik and a native of Egypt, was a mawla ...
... died towards the end of A. H. 205 (A. D. 821) —(Tab. al-Muhaddithin.) IBN WAHB. Abu Muhammad Abd Allah Ibn Wahb Ibn Muslim, a member, by adoption, of the tribe of Koraish, a doctor of the sect of Malik and a native of Egypt, was a mawla ...
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