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 viii
... received stability from the more peaceful occupations of the mawlas. The word mawla {^y) is derived from the verb wala (^Jj to be near) ; its grammatical form shows it to belong to that class of nouns which are called nouns of place ...
... received stability from the more peaceful occupations of the mawlas. The word mawla {^y) is derived from the verb wala (^Jj to be near) ; its grammatical form shows it to belong to that class of nouns which are called nouns of place ...
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... received in that country; and he is instructed, at " the same time, in its peculiar orthography, the questions to which it " gives rise, and the various readings remarked in the systems of those " (ancient masters) by whom it was ...
... received in that country; and he is instructed, at " the same time, in its peculiar orthography, the questions to which it " gives rise, and the various readings remarked in the systems of those " (ancient masters) by whom it was ...
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... received the surname of Jazima (the one-handed), and his adversary that of Hanifa (the club-footed). This Hanifa was the brother of Ijl (the progenitor of a famous tribe). — Yam&mi means belonging to Yamdma, a town in the desert which ...
... received the surname of Jazima (the one-handed), and his adversary that of Hanifa (the club-footed). This Hanifa was the brother of Ijl (the progenitor of a famous tribe). — Yam&mi means belonging to Yamdma, a town in the desert which ...
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... received this surname and it never quitted him. (1) See vol. I. page 46, note (5). (2) See vol. I. page 531. (3) This passage contains some diminutive nouns of rare occurrence, and it was therefore precious for philo- logers and ...
... received this surname and it never quitted him. (1) See vol. I. page 46, note (5). (2) See vol. I. page 531. (3) This passage contains some diminutive nouns of rare occurrence, and it was therefore precious for philo- logers and ...
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... received from him oral information when he first began to give lessons, had most probably acquired more correct versions of the pieces which he taught them, than those who studied under him in the latter period of his life. It sometimes ...
... received from him oral information when he first began to give lessons, had most probably acquired more correct versions of the pieces which he taught them, than those who studied under him in the latter period of his life. It sometimes ...
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