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Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, Volume IV (Paperback)
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Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, Volume IV (Paperback)
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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 IV includes: An Introduction by the Mac
Guckin de Slane, a detailed index of all biographies; notes from
the translator for each biography; and genealogies of hundreds of
Muslim figures, including Yusuf Ibn Abd Al-Mumin, Yakub Ibn
Al-laith As-Saffar, and The Kadi Baha Ad-Din Ibn Shaddad. 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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