Wafayat al-A'yan (Deaths of Eminent Men)

وفيات الأعيان وأنباء أبناء الزمان

A masterpiece of biographical literature containing detailed entries on 865 notable figures from across the Islamic world. Ibn Khallikan, a Kurdish scholar and judge, combined scholarly precision with elegant prose, providing birth and death dates, lineage, scholarly achievements, and memorable anecdotes. The work is considered the finest example of the Islamic biographical dictionary genre and remains essential for identifying historical figures.