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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... gave consistence to Islamism; and the conquests of the Arabs 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 ...
... gave consistence to Islamism; and the conquests of the Arabs 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 ...
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... gave rise to the saying, three kddis in succession. — The poet Zu 'r-Rumma composed a number of splendid poems in praise of Bilal, and in the following verse, addressed to his camel, he alludes to him also : When thou reachest Bilal the ...
... gave rise to the saying, three kddis in succession. — The poet Zu 'r-Rumma composed a number of splendid poems in praise of Bilal, and in the following verse, addressed to his camel, he alludes to him also : When thou reachest Bilal the ...
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... gave me the paper? "Yes," I replied, "he asked me if I was of a royal family, and I " answered that I belonged to the general class of the Arabs." I then retired and had reached the door when I was brought back into the khalif's ...
... gave me the paper? "Yes," I replied, "he asked me if I was of a royal family, and I " answered that I belonged to the general class of the Arabs." I then retired and had reached the door when I was brought back into the khalif's ...
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... gave him his daughter in marriage. It is said that God blessed this union with a son, this Abd Allah, to whom were transmitted the divine graces granted to his father. In some historical work I have found the same thing related of the ...
... gave him his daughter in marriage. It is said that God blessed this union with a son, this Abd Allah, to whom were transmitted the divine graces granted to his father. In some historical work I have found the same thing related of the ...
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... gave him one thousand dinars out of his own money, with two thousand more, one half of which he had obtained for him from a merchant named Ibn Osama, and the remainder from two other men. He was the father of Abu Abd Allah Muhammad (Ibn ...
... gave him one thousand dinars out of his own money, with two thousand more, one half of which he had obtained for him from a merchant named Ibn Osama, and the remainder from two other men. He was the father of Abu Abd Allah Muhammad (Ibn ...
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