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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... points they had not hitherto directed " their attention. Under the companions of Muhammad and their immediate " successors things continued in the same state; and, during that period, " the designation of kurrd (readers) was applied to ...
... points they had not hitherto directed " their attention. Under the companions of Muhammad and their immediate " successors things continued in the same state; and, during that period, " the designation of kurrd (readers) was applied to ...
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... point of quitting him he said to me : "Are you of a royal family?" to which I replied: "No; I am one of the general class of Arabs." On this he muttered some words and a paper was put in my hand : "When you have given " to your master ...
... point of quitting him he said to me : "Are you of a royal family?" to which I replied: "No; I am one of the general class of Arabs." On this he muttered some words and a paper was put in my hand : "When you have given " to your master ...
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... point on which all the readers agree; but, in my opinion, it cannot be exact, for Abd Allah Ibn Idris al-Audi, who learned the readings of the Koran under Ibn Kathir, was born A.H. 1 1 5; and how could he have done so, if his master had ...
... point on which all the readers agree; but, in my opinion, it cannot be exact, for Abd Allah Ibn Idris al-Audi, who learned the readings of the Koran under Ibn Kathir, was born A.H. 1 1 5; and how could he have done so, if his master had ...
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... points out the mistakes into which Abu Obaida had fallen. (9) The subject of this work is not specified by Hajji Khalifa. (10) The anwd are the mansions of the moon in the Zodiac. The ancient Arabs imagined that they had great influence ...
... points out the mistakes into which Abu Obaida had fallen. (9) The subject of this work is not specified by Hajji Khalifa. (10) The anwd are the mansions of the moon in the Zodiac. The ancient Arabs imagined that they had great influence ...
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... Dabusi's were of the latter kind. (2) This is a treatise on the dogmas and the secondary points of the law. (3) This work treats of dogmatic theology. AL-MURTADA IBN AS-SHAHROZURI. Abu Muhammad Abd Allah Ibn al-Kasim Ibn 28 IBN KHALLIKAN'S.
... Dabusi's were of the latter kind. (2) This is a treatise on the dogmas and the secondary points of the law. (3) This work treats of dogmatic theology. AL-MURTADA IBN AS-SHAHROZURI. Abu Muhammad Abd Allah Ibn al-Kasim Ibn 28 IBN KHALLIKAN'S.
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