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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... own studies under some of the most distinguished masters of the epoch. Were this treatise less known, I should have felt it indispensable to insert an extract from it here, but it has been rendered fully xiv INTRODUCTION.
... own studies under some of the most distinguished masters of the epoch. Were this treatise less known, I should have felt it indispensable to insert an extract from it here, but it has been rendered fully xiv INTRODUCTION.
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... treatise composed by Ibn Abd al- Barr (3) on the Traditions cited in the Mwwalta (4), and a great number of other works, such as the Tashil (5) of Ibn Malik and Ibn al-Hadjib's (6) abridgment of jurisprudence, but these last he did not ...
... treatise composed by Ibn Abd al- Barr (3) on the Traditions cited in the Mwwalta (4), and a great number of other works, such as the Tashil (5) of Ibn Malik and Ibn al-Hadjib's (6) abridgment of jurisprudence, but these last he did not ...
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... treatise of Ibn Salah on the Traditions, and many other works. He obtained access to the library of Abd al-Muhaimin al-Hadrami, chief traditionist and grammarian of Morocco, who had accompanied to the city of Tunis Abu 'I- Hasan, the ...
... treatise of Ibn Salah on the Traditions, and many other works. He obtained access to the library of Abd al-Muhaimin al-Hadrami, chief traditionist and grammarian of Morocco, who had accompanied to the city of Tunis Abu 'I- Hasan, the ...
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... (treatise on the different sorts of drinks), the Islah al-Ghalat ( faults corrected ) (8), the Kitdb at- Tafkih (the instructor) (9), the Kitab ab-Khail (treatise on horses), the seven Readings of the Koran analysed grammatically, a work ...
... (treatise on the different sorts of drinks), the Islah al-Ghalat ( faults corrected ) (8), the Kitdb at- Tafkih (the instructor) (9), the Kitab ab-Khail (treatise on horses), the seven Readings of the Koran analysed grammatically, a work ...
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... treatise bears the title of al-Ikti- ddb fi sharh Adab al-Kuttdb (Extemporizing, being a commentary on the Guide for Kdtibs), and is a proof of the extensive information possessed by its author. — Kutaiba is the diminutive of kitba, the ...
... treatise bears the title of al-Ikti- ddb fi sharh Adab al-Kuttdb (Extemporizing, being a commentary on the Guide for Kdtibs), and is a proof of the extensive information possessed by its author. — Kutaiba is the diminutive of kitba, the ...
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