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Throughout his life al-Qifṭī advocated scholarship and sought to pursue a literary career despite heavy constraints of high office. When Yaqūt had fled the Mongol invasion to Aleppo, he had received shelter from al-Qifti, who had assisted him in the compilation of his great geographical and
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of the Dīwān of Finance, despite his own preference for study. On aẓ-Ẓāhir's death in 613/1216 al-Qifti retired but was re-appointed three years later by aẓ-Ẓāhir's successor. He remained in office until 628/1231. According to his protégé and biographer,
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of 414 physicians, philosophers and astronomers; the most important source of exact sciences and Hellenistic tradition in Islām and sole literary witness of many accounts by ancient Greek scholars.
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court. Alī succeeded his father and grandfather into court administration but displayed scholarly inclinations. When the family left Qift in 1177, following the rising of a
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as secretary to the former governor of Jerusalem and Nablus, Fāris al-Din Maimūn al Qaṣrī, the then vizier to the Ayyubid emir Ṣalāh al-Dīn's third son,
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Al-Qifṭī wrote mainly historical works and of 26 recorded titles just two survive. Most were destroyed during the
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, Dictionary of the Geography, Ethnography & Biography of the Muhammadan Peoples, E-K
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in 633/1236 and held it up to his death in 646/1248. During that time he was also a member, along with
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Ikhbār al-'Ulamā' bi-akhbār al-ḥukamā' (tr. The biographies and the books of the great philosophers)
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Houtsma, M. Th.; Wensinck, A. J.; Arnold, T. W.; Heffening, W.; Lévi-Provençal, E., eds. (1927),
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Apostles of Poets; arranged by al-Aba' up to Muḥammad bin Sa'īd; posthumous work written by
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Henry Louis Gates Jr.; Emmanuel Akyeampong; Mr. Steven J. Niven (2 February 2012).
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Müller, A, ed. (1891), "Über das sogenannte Tar'ikh al-ḥukamā' des Ibn al-Qifṭī",
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Jamāl al-Dīn Abū al-Ḥasan 'Alī ibn Yūsuf ibn Ibrāhīm ibn 'Abd al-Wahid al-Shaybānī
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Jamāl al-Dīn Abū al-Ḥasan 'Alī ibn Yūsuf ibn Ibrāhīm ibn 'Abd al-Wahid al-Shaybānī
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Dérenbourg, H (1905), "L'histoire des philosophes attribuée à Ibn al-Kifti",
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History of Cairo until the reign of Salah al-Din; identical to Comprehensive
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De Goeje; Juynboll, Th. W. (eds.), "History of the Grammarians (synopsis in
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History of the Seljuks, from the Beginning to the End of the Dynasty (
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Ibn al-Qifṭīs Ta'rikh al-Ḥukamā', auf Grund der Arbeiten Aug. Müllers
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Steinschneider (1877), "Polemische und apologetische Literatur",
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From Saladin to the Mongols: The Ayyubids of Damascus, 1193–1260
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English translation of a portion of Al-Qifti's Tarikh al-hukama
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Al-Qifṭī, 'Alī ibn Yūsuf (2005). Shams al-Dīn, Ibrāhīm (ed.).
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Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East
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lists al-Qifṭī's pre-620 works (some were then incomplete).
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History of Maḥmūd b. Sübüktigin (Sabuktakin) and His Sons'(
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The Biographies and the Books of the Great Philosophers
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Egypt; in six parts ('Akhbār Misr, fi sitta 'Ajza') (
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The Biographies and Books of the Great Philosophers (
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contained in the epitome of Ibn Maktum (d. 749/1348)
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The Biographies and Books of the Great Philosophers
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2006: 2001: 1996: 1991: 1985: 1983: 1979: 1978: 1976: 1971: 1966: 1961: 1956: 1951: 1949: 1942: 1941: 1938: 1936: 1932: 1931: 1928: 1927: 1925: 1924: 1919: 1914: 1909: 1903: 1901: 1897: 1896: 1894: 1889: 1884: 1879: 1874: 1872:Ibn al-Tiqtaqa 1869: 1864: 1859: 1854: 1849: 1844: 1839: 1834: 1832: 1825: 1824: 1821: 1819: 1815: 1814: 1811: 1810: 1808: 1807: 1802: 1797: 1795:Minhaj-i-Siraj 1792: 1790:Ibn Isfandiyar 1787: 1782: 1776: 1774: 1770: 1769: 1767: 1762: 1757: 1752: 1747: 1742: 1737: 1732: 1727: 1722: 1717: 1712: 1710: 1703: 1702: 1699: 1697: 1693: 1692: 1689: 1688: 1686: 1685: 1679: 1677: 1673: 1672: 1670: 1668:Ibn al-Sam'ani 1665: 1660: 1655: 1650: 1645: 1640: 1635: 1630: 1625: 1620: 1615: 1613: 1606: 1605: 1602: 1600: 1596: 1595: 1592: 1591: 1589: 1588: 1583: 1577: 1575: 1571: 1570: 1568: 1563: 1558: 1553: 1551:Hilal al-Sabi' 1548: 1543: 1538: 1533: 1528: 1523: 1518: 1516: 1509: 1508: 1505: 1503: 1499: 1498: 1496: 1495: 1490: 1485: 1480: 1475: 1470: 1465: 1460: 1455: 1453:Ibn al-Qūṭiyya 1450: 1445: 1439: 1437: 1433: 1432: 1430: 1429: 1424: 1419: 1414: 1409: 1404: 1399: 1394: 1389: 1384: 1379: 1374: 1368: 1366: 1362: 1361: 1359: 1358: 1353: 1348: 1343: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1322: 1320: 1316: 1315: 1313: 1312: 1307: 1302: 1296: 1294: 1287: 1283: 1282: 1275: 1274: 1267: 1260: 1252: 1246: 1245: 1233: 1232:External links 1230: 1228: 1227: 1218: 1209: 1186: 1177: 1168: 1156: 1147: 1138: 1129: 1121: 1112: 1103: 1094: 1085: 1046:"Ibn al-Ḳifṭī" 1041: 1018: 995: 993:, Paris: 37–48 986: 973: 964: 955: 946: 937: 928: 919: 910: 901: 897:Irshād al-Arīb 892: 883: 866: 857: 847: 840: 839: 823: 809: 800: 791: 774: 755: 733: 731:, p. 229. 729:Humphreys 1977 721: 709: 696: 689: 669: 640: 633: 609: 602: 599: 598: 597: 590: 587: 586: 585: 582: 569: 552: 546: 540: 533: 524: 511: 498: 481: 468: 451: 428: 415: 404: 397: 382: 379: 378: 377: 371: 346: 343: 334: 331: 299:an-Nasir Yusuf 215: 212: 147: 146: 143: 142: 132: 128: 127: 126:Ayyubid period 124: 120: 119: 115: 114: 111: 110: 107:Yūsuf al-Qifṭī 104: 100: 99: 94: 90: 89: 86: 82: 81: 78: 74: 73: 70: 66: 65: 56: 52: 48: 47: 38: 32: 30: 26: 25: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2900: 2889: 2886: 2884: 2881: 2879: 2876: 2874: 2871: 2869: 2866: 2864: 2861: 2859: 2856: 2854: 2851: 2849: 2846: 2844: 2841: 2839: 2836: 2834: 2831: 2830: 2828: 2813: 2812: 2808: 2806: 2805: 2801: 2799: 2798: 2794: 2792: 2791: 2787: 2785: 2784: 2780: 2778: 2777: 2773: 2771: 2770: 2766: 2765: 2763: 2759: 2753: 2752: 2748: 2746: 2745: 2744:Book of Idols 2741: 2739: 2738: 2734: 2732: 2731: 2727: 2725: 2724: 2720: 2718: 2717: 2713: 2711: 2710: 2706: 2704: 2703: 2699: 2697: 2696: 2692: 2690: 2689: 2685: 2683: 2682: 2678: 2676: 2675: 2671: 2669: 2668: 2664: 2662: 2661: 2657: 2655: 2654: 2650: 2648: 2647: 2643: 2642: 2640: 2638:Notable works 2636: 2622: 2619: 2617: 2614: 2613: 2611: 2607: 2597: 2594: 2592: 2589: 2587: 2584: 2583: 2581: 2577: 2572: 2569: 2567: 2564: 2562: 2559: 2557: 2553: 2547: 2546: 2544: 2540: 2534: 2531: 2529: 2526: 2524: 2521: 2520: 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L. 1051: 1047: 1042: 1038: 1032: 1024: 1019: 1015: 1009: 1001: 996: 992: 987: 983: 979: 974: 970: 965: 962:, p. 331 961: 956: 952: 947: 943: 938: 934: 929: 926:, p. 358 925: 920: 916: 911: 907: 902: 898: 893: 889: 884: 880: 876: 872: 867: 863: 858: 854: 849: 848: 846: 845: 837: 833: 827: 821: 820: 813: 804: 795: 787: 786: 778: 771: 767: 762: 760: 751: 750: 744: 743:"Kifti"  737: 730: 725: 718: 717:Dietrich 1971 713: 706: 700: 692: 686: 682: 681: 673: 658: 654: 647: 645: 636: 630: 626: 625: 617: 615: 610: 608: 607: 596: 593: 592: 583: 574: 570: 561: 557: 553: 551: 547: 545: 541: 538: 534: 532:):: including 525: 516: 512: 503: 499: 496: 490:إخبار النحوين 486: 482: 473: 469: 464:أخبار آلمرداس 460: 456: 452: 437: 433: 429: 420: 416: 413: 409: 405: 402: 398: 389: 385: 384: 375: 372: 369: 363:تاريخ الحكماء 359: 349: 348: 342: 340: 330: 328: 324: 320: 316: 312: 308: 302: 300: 296: 292: 288: 283: 279: 275: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 250: 248: 245: 241: 237: 233: 231: 226:, the son of 225: 221: 211: 209: 205: 201: 191: 188: 184: 180: 163: 153: 144: 140: 136: 133: 131:Notable works 129: 125: 121: 118:Academic work 116: 112: 108: 105: 101: 98: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 77:Occupation(s) 75: 72:Egyptian Arab 71: 67: 63: 59: 53: 49: 45: 41: 31: 27: 20: 2833:1170s births 2811:Isra'iliyyat 2809: 2802: 2795: 2788: 2781: 2774: 2767: 2749: 2742: 2735: 2728: 2721: 2714: 2707: 2700: 2693: 2686: 2679: 2672: 2665: 2658: 2651: 2644: 2508:Jurji Zaydan 2474:19th century 2386:18th century 2308:Kâtip Çelebi 2235:Katib Çelebi 2211:17th century 2198:Taşköprüzade 2097:Mujir al-Din 2073:16th century 2040:Aşıkpaşazade 1935:15th century 1922:Hafiz-i Abru 1892:al-ʽAsqalani 1877:Ibn al-Furat 1818:14th century 1759: 1745:Ibn al-Athir 1696:13th century 1623:Ibn al-Jawzi 1599:12th century 1502:11th century 1488:Al-Musabbihi 1443:Ibn al-Nadim 1436:10th century 1422:Ibn Qutaybah 1397:Al-Baladhuri 1222: 1214:Ibn al-Ḳifṭī 1213: 1190: 1181: 1172: 1163: 1160:Ibn al-'Imad 1151: 1142: 1133: 1125: 1116: 1107: 1098: 1089: 1072: 1065: 1022: 999: 990: 981: 977: 968: 959: 950: 941: 932: 923: 914: 905: 896: 887: 878: 874: 861: 852: 844:Bibliography 843: 842: 826: 818: 812: 803: 794: 784: 777: 769: 747: 736: 724: 712: 704: 699: 679: 672: 660:. 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Index

Qift
Upper Egypt
Aleppo
Syria
Vizier
Yūsuf al-Qifṭī
Ayyubid
Aleppo
biographical dictionary
Seljuks
Buyids
Maghreb
Qift
Egypt
Qāḍī
Ayyūbid
Fāṭimid
Pretender
al-Qāḍī al-Fāḍil
Ṣalāh al-Dīn
Maimonides
Ḥarran
Ashraf
Aleppo
Malik aẓ-Ẓāhir Ghāzi
Yaqūt
vizier
Shams al-Din Lu'lu' al-Amini
an-Nasir Yusuf
Yaqut

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