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 iii
... passed twenty years under the tuition of Abu Ali '1-Farisi, after which he returned to the former city. Abu Ali once said: 'Tell Ali al-Baghdadi that, if he were to travel from the East to the West, he would not meet with an abler ...
... passed twenty years under the tuition of Abu Ali '1-Farisi, after which he returned to the former city. Abu Ali once said: 'Tell Ali al-Baghdadi that, if he were to travel from the East to the West, he would not meet with an abler ...
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... passed down . " Whilst the maxims of law deduced from the Koran and the sunna rapidly " augmented in number, the purity of the Arabic tongue underwent a gradual " alteration; it therefore became necessary to tix the rules of grammar ...
... passed down . " Whilst the maxims of law deduced from the Koran and the sunna rapidly " augmented in number, the purity of the Arabic tongue underwent a gradual " alteration; it therefore became necessary to tix the rules of grammar ...
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... he had learned from al-Asmai : "An Arab of the desert," said he, " passed near 348 "us in search of his son, and we said to him: 'Describe him;' and he an" swered : ' He is like a (pretty) little piece 10 IBN KHALLIKAN'S.
... he had learned from al-Asmai : "An Arab of the desert," said he, " passed near 348 "us in search of his son, and we said to him: 'Describe him;' and he an" swered : ' He is like a (pretty) little piece 10 IBN KHALLIKAN'S.
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... passed is gone for ever, and that which is to come exists not. Thy life is only the present moment; the days of man form two sums, one increasing, the other diminishing. Ibn Abi Usrun was born at Mosul on Monday, the 34. IBN KHALLIRAN'S.
... passed is gone for ever, and that which is to come exists not. Thy life is only the present moment; the days of man form two sums, one increasing, the other diminishing. Ibn Abi Usrun was born at Mosul on Monday, the 34. IBN KHALLIRAN'S.
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... passed away. And God knoweth my grief for his " death, my desolation in the world now deprived of the blessing of his pre- " sence, and my sadness in losing the abundant merits of his charitable pray- " ers." — Hadithi means belonging ...
... passed away. And God knoweth my grief for his " death, my desolation in the world now deprived of the blessing of his pre- " sence, and my sadness in losing the abundant merits of his charitable pray- " ers." — Hadithi means belonging ...
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