Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, Volume 2Cosimo, 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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... doctors and professors of the place. He finally devoted three years to study under a shaikh called Abu Abd Allah al ... doctor and historian Ahmad Ibn Ali Ibn Hajar al-Askalani, by the hdfiz Shams ad-dln Muhammad as-Sakhawi, fell into ...
... doctors and professors of the place. He finally devoted three years to study under a shaikh called Abu Abd Allah al ... doctor and historian Ahmad Ibn Ali Ibn Hajar al-Askalani, by the hdfiz Shams ad-dln Muhammad as-Sakhawi, fell into ...
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... doctor of the sect of Malik and a native of Egypt. He was the best acquainted of all Malik's disciples with the various branches of his master's doctrine ; and on the death of Ashhab (2), the presidency of the Malikite sect devolved to ...
... doctor of the sect of Malik and a native of Egypt. He was the best acquainted of all Malik's disciples with the various branches of his master's doctrine ; and on the death of Ashhab (2), the presidency of the Malikite sect devolved to ...
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... doctor of the sect of Malik and a native of Egypt, was a mawla to Rihana, who was herself a mawla to Abu Abd ar-Rahman Yazid Ibn 5S() Unais, of the tribe of Fihr (or Koraish). He was one of the great imams of that age, and had been a ...
... doctor of the sect of Malik and a native of Egypt, was a mawla to Rihana, who was herself a mawla to Abu Abd ar-Rahman Yazid Ibn 5S() Unais, of the tribe of Fihr (or Koraish). He was one of the great imams of that age, and had been a ...
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... doctor of the law, and taught also all the works of his father, by whom he had himself been instructed in them. He filled the place of kadi in Old Cairo, which city he first entered on the 18th of the latter Jumada, A.H. 321 ; he died ...
... doctor of the law, and taught also all the works of his father, by whom he had himself been instructed in them. He filled the place of kadi in Old Cairo, which city he first entered on the 18th of the latter Jumada, A.H. 321 ; he died ...
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... doctor of the sect of as-Shafi and the father of the Imam al-Hara- main (whose life shall be given later), was a great master in the interpretation of the Koran, and in law, dogmatic theology, grammar, and general literature. He ...
... doctor of the sect of as-Shafi and the father of the Imam al-Hara- main (whose life shall be given later), was a great master in the interpretation of the Koran, and in law, dogmatic theology, grammar, and general literature. He ...
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