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 xii
... 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 instruction followed in the cities ...
... 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 instruction followed in the cities ...
Page xiii
... poets, conformably to the " Spanish custom, ' for,' says he, 'language is enregistered in its poetry, " ' and the corruption of the language renders it necessary that you should \1) The life of Abfl Bakr Ibn al-Arabi will be found in ...
... poets, conformably to the " Spanish custom, ' for,' says he, 'language is enregistered in its poetry, " ' and the corruption of the language renders it necessary that you should \1) The life of Abfl Bakr Ibn al-Arabi will be found in ...
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... poetry ; the Kitdb al-Haiyi wa 'l-Maiyit (4), the Kitdb at-Tawassut, or arbiter between al- Akhfash and Thaalab relative to their explanations of the Koran ; the History of Koss Ibn Saida (5) ; a treatise on those nouns which have each ...
... poetry ; the Kitdb al-Haiyi wa 'l-Maiyit (4), the Kitdb at-Tawassut, or arbiter between al- Akhfash and Thaalab relative to their explanations of the Koran ; the History of Koss Ibn Saida (5) ; a treatise on those nouns which have each ...
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... poetic talent, and his verses were proverbially said to be as fine as those of his namesake Abii Faras (sec Ibn ... poetry are given.) (S) The autograph has laiie \Ai ; but the sense certainly requires Ut J^i SHARAF AD-DIN IBN ABI ...
... poetic talent, and his verses were proverbially said to be as fine as those of his namesake Abii Faras (sec Ibn ... poetry are given.) (S) The autograph has laiie \Ai ; but the sense certainly requires Ut J^i SHARAF AD-DIN IBN ABI ...
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... poet. His verses are remarkable for the elegance of their turn and the beauty of their thoughts. Poetry became his ruling passion, and it was to it that he owed his reputation. His poetical works are all of great merit and form a small ...
... poet. His verses are remarkable for the elegance of their turn and the beauty of their thoughts. Poetry became his ruling passion, and it was to it that he owed his reputation. His poetical works are all of great merit and form a small ...
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