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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... enormous compilation had the usual fate of works too extensive; it was seldom copied, and remained almost unknown. Eleven detached volumes of it are preserved in the Bodleyan Library, another is in the possession INTRODUCTION xiii.
... enormous compilation had the usual fate of works too extensive; it was seldom copied, and remained almost unknown. Eleven detached volumes of it are preserved in the Bodleyan Library, another is in the possession INTRODUCTION xiii.
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... remained till time, worms, and war accomplished its destruction. Abu '1-Feda and as-Soyuti did nearly as much harm to lbn al-Athtr and at-Tabari as Justin and Florus did to Livy and Tacitus. In all the Moslim cities, the sciences ...
... remained till time, worms, and war accomplished its destruction. Abu '1-Feda and as-Soyuti did nearly as much harm to lbn al-Athtr and at-Tabari as Justin and Florus did to Livy and Tacitus. In all the Moslim cities, the sciences ...
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... remained constantly with " him till they both fell in the battle of al-Akr (8). Abu Omara Muhammad " Ibn Sul was one of the principal (Abbaside) missionaries (9) ; he was killed, " along with Mukatil Ibn Hakim al-Akki (10) and some ...
... remained constantly with " him till they both fell in the battle of al-Akr (8). Abu Omara Muhammad " Ibn Sul was one of the principal (Abbaside) missionaries (9) ; he was killed, " along with Mukatil Ibn Hakim al-Akki (10) and some ...
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... remained) and marched them before him to Ifrikiya, where he " settled them. It is said that Jirgis was king of that country, and that it was he (Ifrikush) who gave " the Berbers this name; for, on conquering Maghreb he heard their ...
... remained) and marched them before him to Ifrikiya, where he " settled them. It is said that Jirgis was king of that country, and that it was he (Ifrikush) who gave " the Berbers this name; for, on conquering Maghreb he heard their ...
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... remained, and there it stands alone. His grandfather Suraij was celebrated for the extreme sanctity of his life : I have read in some book that he was a Persian without any knowledge of Arabic, and that he had a vision (4), in which he ...
... remained, and there it stands alone. His grandfather Suraij was celebrated for the extreme sanctity of his life : I have read in some book that he was a Persian without any knowledge of Arabic, and that he had a vision (4), in which he ...
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