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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... night, when the chilled ' [sleeper) shivers with cold. God makes her as charming to the heart as the son is ' charming to the eyes of his father !' " Ar-Riashi was slain at Basra during the insurrection of al-Alawi al-Basri (4), the ...
... night, when the chilled ' [sleeper) shivers with cold. God makes her as charming to the heart as the son is ' charming to the eyes of his father !' " Ar-Riashi was slain at Basra during the insurrection of al-Alawi al-Basri (4), the ...
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... night had darkened [around us] ; the weary camel-driver could no longer continue his song, and our guide stood perplexed and bewildered. I looked at that fire, but the glance of my eye was 536 feeble; my mind also had been weakened by ...
... night had darkened [around us] ; the weary camel-driver could no longer continue his song, and our guide stood perplexed and bewildered. I looked at that fire, but the glance of my eye was 536 feeble; my mind also had been weakened by ...
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... night, but it cannot be reached " The share of it which falls to the sight is the utmost which can be obtained ; but those " able to conceive this are few in number. One whom you well know went towards it, " hoping to take from it a ...
... night, but it cannot be reached " The share of it which falls to the sight is the utmost which can be obtained ; but those " able to conceive this are few in number. One whom you well know went towards it, " hoping to take from it a ...
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... night: moral darkness. The camel-driver : the preacher. The guide: the divine. The beloved: God. Laila: the name of the beloved, God. Desire: the love of God. Passion : The anxious wish to enjoy the divine Presence. The time-worn ruins ...
... night: moral darkness. The camel-driver : the preacher. The guide: the divine. The beloved: God. Laila: the name of the beloved, God. Desire: the love of God. Passion : The anxious wish to enjoy the divine Presence. The time-worn ruins ...
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... nights to complete the time of my existence ? The following lines also are quoted as his in the same work : I always hope to meet my beloved, and yet I know full well that I must quit her shortly after. Mounted on the steeds of ...
... nights to complete the time of my existence ? The following lines also are quoted as his in the same work : I always hope to meet my beloved, and yet I know full well that I must quit her shortly after. Mounted on the steeds of ...
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