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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... gives the following anecdote on the authority of some natives of Basra : "We set out," said they, " to perform the ... give us any answer. We seated ourselves around him, " and being at length aware of our presence, he looked up at us ...
... gives the following anecdote on the authority of some natives of Basra : "We set out," said they, " to perform the ... give us any answer. We seated ourselves around him, " and being at length aware of our presence, he looked up at us ...
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... give me a sour one ! "bring me a ripe one!" He went then for the third time and did as before, on which his master said to him : " Do you not know the difference between a " ripe and an unripe pomegranate ?" — " No." — " And how does ...
... give me a sour one ! "bring me a ripe one!" He went then for the third time and did as before, on which his master said to him : " Do you not know the difference between a " ripe and an unripe pomegranate ?" — " No." — " And how does ...
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... give religion in exchange for the money of the poor. You have made of religion a falcon wherewith to catch your prey ... gives him the surnames of at-Tamimi al-Ijli [belonging to the tribes of Tamlm and Ijl), which does not seem to be ...
... give religion in exchange for the money of the poor. You have made of religion a falcon wherewith to catch your prey ... gives him the surnames of at-Tamimi al-Ijli [belonging to the tribes of Tamlm and Ijl), which does not seem to be ...
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... give evidence in a court of law, on account of a vow which he had previously made against doing so : this particularity is mentioned by al-Kudai in his Khitat (or topographical history) of Old Cairo. It is said that on the arrival of as ...
... give evidence in a court of law, on account of a vow which he had previously made against doing so : this particularity is mentioned by al-Kudai in his Khitat (or topographical history) of Old Cairo. It is said that on the arrival of as ...
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... 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 happened that his pupils read to him (out of their note ...
... 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 happened that his pupils read to him (out of their note ...
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