Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, Volume 3Cosimo, Inc., 2010 M01 1 - 706 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 III includes: A detailed index of all biographies; notes from the translator for each biography; and genealogies of hundreds of Muslim figures, including The Katib Imad Ad-Din Al-Ispahani, Abu Bakr Al-Khowarezmi, Mukhlis Ad-Dawla Mukallad, and Nasr Al-Khubzaruzzi. 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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... surnamed ath - Thumāli al - Azdi ( descended from Thumālā of the tribe of Azd ) , was a native of Basra , but resided at Baghdad . This eminent philo- loger and grammarian composed a number of works on literary subjects , such as the ...
... surnamed ath - Thumāli al - Azdi ( descended from Thumālā of the tribe of Azd ) , was a native of Basra , but resided at Baghdad . This eminent philo- loger and grammarian composed a number of works on literary subjects , such as the ...
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... surnamed the nephew of al - Asmāi ( Ibn Akhī ' l - Asmai ) ( 7 ) , Abū Othmān Saīd Ibn Hārūn al - Ushnāndāni ( 8 ) , author of the Kitāb al - Maāni , and others . He left Basra in company with his paternal uncle al - Husain , when the ...
... surnamed the nephew of al - Asmāi ( Ibn Akhī ' l - Asmai ) ( 7 ) , Abū Othmān Saīd Ibn Hārūn al - Ushnāndāni ( 8 ) , author of the Kitāb al - Maāni , and others . He left Basra in company with his paternal uncle al - Husain , when the ...
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... surnamed Ghulam Thalab ( Thalab's boy ) , received also the denomination of az - Zāhid ( the ascetic ) for his ... surname . He acquired a great stock of information under the tuition of that master , on whose work , the Fasīh , he ...
... surnamed Ghulam Thalab ( Thalab's boy ) , received also the denomination of az - Zāhid ( the ascetic ) for his ... surname . He acquired a great stock of information under the tuition of that master , on whose work , the Fasīh , he ...
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... sur- named al - Mutarriz . He was a native of that city , and the greater part of his poetry is very good . His birth took place in the year 354 ( A. D. 965 ) , and his death in 439 , on Sunday , the first of the latter Jumāda ( 23rd ...
... sur- named al - Mutarriz . He was a native of that city , and the greater part of his poetry is very good . His birth took place in the year 354 ( A. D. 965 ) , and his death in 439 , on Sunday , the first of the latter Jumāda ( 23rd ...
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... sur- named Niftawaih ( vol . I. p . 26 ) , and from Abū Bakr Muhammad Ibn as - Sari , a gram- marian more generally known by the name of Ibn as Sarrāj ( see page 52 of this vol . ) . Some say , however , that he obtained no part of his ...
... sur- named Niftawaih ( vol . I. p . 26 ) , and from Abū Bakr Muhammad Ibn as - Sari , a gram- marian more generally known by the name of Ibn as Sarrāj ( see page 52 of this vol . ) . Some say , however , that he obtained no part of his ...
Contents
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Section 24 | 365 |
Section 25 | 377 |
Section 26 | 384 |
Section 27 | 386 |
Section 28 | 412 |
Section 29 | 415 |
Section 30 | 437 |
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Section 12 | 144 |
Section 13 | 148 |
Section 14 | 150 |
Section 15 | 155 |
Section 16 | 159 |
Section 17 | 172 |
Section 18 | 232 |
Section 19 | 256 |
Section 20 | 317 |
Section 21 | 329 |
Section 22 | 351 |
Section 31 | 440 |
Section 32 | 446 |
Section 33 | 493 |
Section 34 | 502 |
Section 35 | 517 |
Section 36 | 522 |
Section 37 | 530 |
Section 38 | 565 |
Section 39 | 574 |
Section 40 | 608 |
Section 41 | 612 |
Section 42 | 628 |
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