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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... observation, made by Ibn Khaldun in his Prolegomena, will be admitted by those who may have occasion to consult Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary : they cannot have failed to remark that many of the individuals to whom the author ...
... observation, made by Ibn Khaldun in his Prolegomena, will be admitted by those who may have occasion to consult Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary : they cannot have failed to remark that many of the individuals to whom the author ...
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... observation is true, but he never cupped any person either be- " fore or after."- — □" By Allah !" exclaimed al-Farazdak, " Abu Musa was too " good a man to dare make his first essay in cupping on the person of the Pro- " phet ! " This ...
... observation is true, but he never cupped any person either be- " fore or after."- — □" By Allah !" exclaimed al-Farazdak, " Abu Musa was too " good a man to dare make his first essay in cupping on the person of the Pro- " phet ! " This ...
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... observation on this subject in vol. I. p. 235, note (3). (9) There were two Traditionists of this name, both of whom drew their origin from Hadramiit. The first, who was probably the same person who is mentioned here, bore the surname ...
... observation on this subject in vol. I. p. 235, note (3). (9) There were two Traditionists of this name, both of whom drew their origin from Hadramiit. The first, who was probably the same person who is mentioned here, bore the surname ...
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... observations in his Tabakdt al Kurrd: "Abu Jaafar Ibn " al-Badish al-Andalusi is grossly mistaken in saying that Abd Allah Ibn Idris al-Audi studied koran-reading " under Ibn Kathir ; a statement on which an opinion has been founded ...
... observations in his Tabakdt al Kurrd: "Abu Jaafar Ibn " al-Badish al-Andalusi is grossly mistaken in saying that Abd Allah Ibn Idris al-Audi studied koran-reading " under Ibn Kathir ; a statement on which an opinion has been founded ...
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... observation betrays a certain degree of prejudice against Ibn Kutaiba, for his Adah al-Kdlib contains an abundance of information disposed under regular heads ; and I am convinced that their only motive for saying so was, because its ...
... observation betrays a certain degree of prejudice against Ibn Kutaiba, for his Adah al-Kdlib contains an abundance of information disposed under regular heads ; and I am convinced that their only motive for saying so was, because its ...
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