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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... interred at the south side of his father's grave; so that, of the three tombs, Abu Muhammad's is in the middle. (1) In the first volume of this translation, this name has been erroneously transcribed Abd al-Huktn. (2) See vol. I. page ...
... interred at the south side of his father's grave; so that, of the three tombs, Abu Muhammad's is in the middle. (1) In the first volume of this translation, this name has been erroneously transcribed Abd al-Huktn. (2) See vol. I. page ...
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... interred in Sijistan — to Talhat at-Talhat. Talhat at-Talhat was so called because his mother's name was Talha, daughter of Abu Talha. This observation is furnished by Abii '1-Husain Ali Ibn Ahmad as-Salami in his history of the ...
... interred in Sijistan — to Talhat at-Talhat. Talhat at-Talhat was so called because his mother's name was Talha, daughter of Abu Talha. This observation is furnished by Abii '1-Husain Ali Ibn Ahmad as-Salami in his history of the ...
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... interred at the Damascus Gate (Bab as- Shdm). — We have already given, in the life of Abu Ishak as-Shirazi (vol. I. pA 0), a fragment of an elegy composed by Ibn Nakiya. (1) This work is attributed to the philologer AM '1-Abbas Thalab ...
... interred at the Damascus Gate (Bab as- Shdm). — We have already given, in the life of Abu Ishak as-Shirazi (vol. I. pA 0), a fragment of an elegy composed by Ibn Nakiya. (1) This work is attributed to the philologer AM '1-Abbas Thalab ...
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... interred at the Gate of al-Faradis. — The kadi lbn al-Murakhkhim, mentioned in this article, is the same person on Avhom the following lines were made by Hibat Allah lbn al-Kattan, a poet of whom we shall give an account in this work ...
... interred at the Gate of al-Faradis. — The kadi lbn al-Murakhkhim, mentioned in this article, is the same person on Avhom the following lines were made by Hibat Allah lbn al-Kattan, a poet of whom we shall give an account in this work ...
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... interred there; they merely say : " Here " reposes a man upon whom the divine light descends." It is only persons of education who are aware of the real fact. A poet deplored his death in these lines : May genial rains descend each ...
... interred there; they merely say : " Here " reposes a man upon whom the divine light descends." It is only persons of education who are aware of the real fact. A poet deplored his death in these lines : May genial rains descend each ...
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