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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Page 67
... thee whose heart is humble “ and submissive ( 3 ) . ” I conceived so great an admiration for Yazîd's poetry , that , in the year 633 ( A. D. 1235-6 ) , being then at Damascus , I learned it all by heart , and succeeded in distin ...
... thee whose heart is humble “ and submissive ( 3 ) . ” I conceived so great an admiration for Yazîd's poetry , that , in the year 633 ( A. D. 1235-6 ) , being then at Damascus , I learned it all by heart , and succeeded in distin ...
Page 76
... thee , but my desire to see thee prevented my retreat . " And he ( might well have ) applied to his own case these words of another poet : " Some men render others as wretched as themselves ; and God permits that some make " others ...
... thee , but my desire to see thee prevented my retreat . " And he ( might well have ) applied to his own case these words of another poet : " Some men render others as wretched as themselves ; and God permits that some make " others ...
Page 86
... thee up in the pupil of my eye and shelter thee under the curtains of my eyelids ! “ Then I should enjoy my utmost wishes , and fear no longer for thy character the danger of unjust suspicions ; suspicions which daily force my soul to ...
... thee up in the pupil of my eye and shelter thee under the curtains of my eyelids ! “ Then I should enjoy my utmost wishes , and fear no longer for thy character the danger of unjust suspicions ; suspicions which daily force my soul to ...
Page 89
... thee , no rain had fallen to - day . Your arrival has spread around a reviving perfume , and the darkness has been changed into light . This Ibn Abi ' l - Jaû was a poet , an accomplished scholar , a pleasing companion and universally ...
... thee , no rain had fallen to - day . Your arrival has spread around a reviving perfume , and the darkness has been changed into light . This Ibn Abi ' l - Jaû was a poet , an accomplished scholar , a pleasing companion and universally ...
Page 94
... thee the railleries of thy friends ; the part on which thy sultan corrects thee , and " in which te familiariter utuntur ephebi tui ( 6 ) . There are four definitions of it . " The jurubbân of a coat is the broad piece of stuff which ...
... thee the railleries of thy friends ; the part on which thy sultan corrects thee , and " in which te familiariter utuntur ephebi tui ( 6 ) . There are four definitions of it . " The jurubbân of a coat is the broad piece of stuff which ...
Contents
Section 23 | 362 |
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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