36 results for “biographical dictionary”
Author of at-Tabaqat al-Kubra, the first major biographical dictionary of the Prophet companions and successors.
Author of al-Ansab, a biographical dictionary organizing scholars by their nisbah (geographic/tribal attr...
Author of Tahdhib al-Kamal, the most comprehensive biographical dictionary of hadith narrators.
... and author of Tabaqat ash-Shafiiyyah al-Kubra, the largest biographical dictionary of Shafii scholars.
...udent of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani. Author of ad-Daw al-Lami, a biographical dictionary of 15th-century figures, and Fath al-Mughith on hadith meth...
...adith scholar of Jurjan, author of 'Tarikh Jurjan,' a major biographical dictionary of scholars from the region.
...scholar and author of 'Nuzhat al-Khawatir,' an eight-volume biographical dictionary of Islamic scholars in the Indian subcontinent.
...i, author of Tabaqat al-Shafi'iyya al-Kubra, the monumental biographical dictionary of Shafi'i scholars.
Author of al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, the most comprehensive biographical dictionary of the Prophet's Companions and early Muslim generations.
...rikh Baghdad (History of Baghdad) is the most comprehensive biographical dictionary of scholars associated with Baghdad.
By Imam adh-Dhahabi. A monumental biographical dictionary covering over 5,000 notable figures in Islamic history from...
By Ibn Sa'd. The earliest biographical dictionary of the Prophet, his Companions, and the Tabi'in arranged in...
By Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani. The most comprehensive biographical dictionary of the Companions of the Prophet, covering over 12,000 entr...
...s. The work is considered the finest example of the Islamic biographical dictionary genre and remains essential for identifying historical figu...
By Al-Mizzi. The most comprehensive biographical dictionary of hadith narrators in Islamic scholarship. Al-Mizzi compil...
By Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani. The most comprehensive biographical dictionary of the Prophet's Companions, containing over 12,000 entries...
By Ibn al-Jawzi. A biographical dictionary of the most pious and virtuous individuals in Islamic histo...
...efinement of al-Mizzi's Tahdhib al-Kamal, the comprehensive biographical dictionary of hadith narrators. Ibn Hajar condensed the material while...
By Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi. A biographical dictionary of the scholars, hadith narrators, jurists, and notable fig...
By Taj ad-Din as-Subki. The most comprehensive biographical dictionary of Shafi'i scholars, from Imam ash-Shafi'i himself through ...
By Abd al-Qadir al-Qurashi. The most important biographical dictionary of Hanafi scholars, covering the lives and works of jurists...
By Ibn Farhun. The standard biographical dictionary of Maliki scholars, covering the lives and contributions of...
By Ibn Abd al-Barr. A comprehensive biographical dictionary of the Prophet's companions, listing over 3,500 entries. Ib...
By Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari. A major biographical dictionary of the companions that synthesized and improved upon the ea...
By Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani. The most comprehensive biographical dictionary of the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad. Ibn Hajar catalo...
By Izz al-Din Ibn al-Athir. A major biographical dictionary of the Companions, compiled from earlier works by Ibn Abd a...
By Ibn Abi Hatim ar-Razi. A monumental biographical dictionary of hadith narrators with evaluations of their reliability. ...
By Shams ad-Din adh-Dhahabi. A biographical dictionary of the greatest hadith memorizers (huffaz) in Islamic histo...
By Shams ad-Din adh-Dhahabi. A comprehensive biographical dictionary of hadith narrators who were criticized or disputed. Adh-Dh...
By Taj ad-Din as-Subki. The most comprehensive biographical dictionary of Shafi'i scholars, covering over 1,500 entries from Imam ...
By Ibn Asakir. The largest biographical dictionary in Arabic literature, covering everyone of note who lived i...
By Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani. The most comprehensive biographical dictionary of the Companions of the Prophet, covering over 12,000 entr...
By Izz ad-Din ibn al-Athir. A major biographical dictionary of the Companions that synthesizes four earlier works.
By Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani. A biographical dictionary of pious Muslims emphasizing their spiritual states, devoti...
By Imam al-Nawawi. Al-Nawawi's biographical dictionary and lexicon. Covers scholars, Companions, and key terms in ...