Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, Volume 1Cosimo, Inc., 2013 M01 1 - 734 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 Mac Guckin 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 I includes: An Introduction by Mac Guckin de Slane; the Preface by the author; passages in the original Arabic; a detailed index of all biographies; notes from the translator for each biography; and genealogies of hundreds of Muslim figures, including Osama Ibn Murshid, Jaafar the Barmekide, Muhammad Ibn Habib, and Shawar. 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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... composed also a history of Egypt from A.H. 648 to A. II. 761. It is entitled Durrat al-Asldk fi Dawlat al-Atrdk ; there is a copy of it in the Leyden library and another in the Bibliotheque du Roi. We shall next allow Hajji Khalifa to ...
... composed also a history of Egypt from A.H. 648 to A. II. 761. It is entitled Durrat al-Asldk fi Dawlat al-Atrdk ; there is a copy of it in the Leyden library and another in the Bibliotheque du Roi. We shall next allow Hajji Khalifa to ...
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... composed by the poets, in which they congratulated him on his reinstatement; and one of these pieces, which was recited to him by the shaikh Rashid ad- din Omar lbn Ismail al-Fariki, contained the following passage : Like Joseph in ...
... composed by the poets, in which they congratulated him on his reinstatement; and one of these pieces, which was recited to him by the shaikh Rashid ad- din Omar lbn Ismail al-Fariki, contained the following passage : Like Joseph in ...
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... composed"— as a supplement to this supplement— "three volumes, which he entitled al-Manhal as-Sdfi wa ' ' 'l-Mustawfi baad al-Wdji (the pure source and the full complement, after " the Wafi). This work, forming three volumes, contains ...
... composed"— as a supplement to this supplement— "three volumes, which he entitled al-Manhal as-Sdfi wa ' ' 'l-Mustawfi baad al-Wdji (the pure source and the full complement, after " the Wafi). This work, forming three volumes, contains ...
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... composed " by Karin Ibn Uwais Ibn Muhammad, but better known by the name of " Kazi Zada, who died A. H. 930, that the sultan Selim Khan the First" —the son of Bayazid ; he came to the throne A.H. 918 (A.D. 1512-15) and died 926 (1520) ...
... composed " by Karin Ibn Uwais Ibn Muhammad, but better known by the name of " Kazi Zada, who died A. H. 930, that the sultan Selim Khan the First" —the son of Bayazid ; he came to the throne A.H. 918 (A.D. 1512-15) and died 926 (1520) ...
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... composed towards A. D. 460. I am by no means inclined to admit this opinion ; the language and style of the piece are comparatively modern and such as denote an author who lived in the second century after the Hijra. a period in which ...
... composed towards A. D. 460. I am by no means inclined to admit this opinion ; the language and style of the piece are comparatively modern and such as denote an author who lived in the second century after the Hijra. a period in which ...
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