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1222: 33: 144:"With particular reference to religious schools and movements in early Islam, his studies, based on a vast array of primary sources, have enriched the discipline’s understanding of almost every major Muslim movement and community – not only early Imami Shi‘ism and the later developments of 405:. An Edition and English Translation of Ibn al-Haytham’s Kitab al-Munazarat, by Wilferd Madelung and Paul E. Walker. I.B. Tauris, London, 2000, ISBN 1-86064-551-8. (Published online by Cambridge University Press in 2016.) 631: 468:
Vol. V). Arabic Edition by Wilferd Madelung with an Introduction by Theodor Abt. Translation by Salwa Fuad and Theodor Abt. Living Human Heritage Publications, Zurich, 2019; ISBN 978-3-9524468-3-6.
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Already 20 years before passing away he had produced some 15 books and edited volumes, 60 book chapters and papers in scientific journals, 130 encyclopaedia entries and about 160 book reviews.
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Vol. I). Edited by Theodor Abt, Wilferd Madelung, Thomas Hofmeier, with Introduction by Theodor Abt. Living Human Heritage Publications, Zurich, 2003; ISBN 3-9522608-1-9.
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Arabic Text edited with an English Introduction by Wilferd Madelung. Corpus Alchemicum Arabicum IV. Living Human Heritage Publications, Zurich 2016.
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Farhad Daftary and Josef Meri (2003): Culture and Memory in Medieval Islam. Essays in Honour of Wilferd Madelung. London: Tauris. p. 6.
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Farhad Daftary and Josef Meri (2003): Culture and Memory in Medieval Islam. Essays in Honour of Wilferd Madelung. London: Tauris. p. 3.
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Farhad Daftary and Josef Meri (2003): Culture and Memory in Medieval Islam. Essays in Honour of Wilferd Madelung. London: Tauris. p. 5.
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in 1963, and assistant professor (1964–65), associate professor (1966–68) and professor of Islamic History from 1969 until 1978 at the
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The Pure Pearl and other texts by Muhammad Ibn Umail. Ad-Durra an-naqīya, As-Sīra an-naqīya, Al-Qașīda al-Mīmīya, Al-Mabāqil as-sab'a
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was celebrated as a landmark work in the equitable depiction of Shia views on the Islamic succession process following the death of
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Arabic Texts Concerning The History of The Zaydī Imāms of Tabaristān, Daylamān And Gīlān
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https://www.iis.ac.uk/news/2023/may/in-memoriam-professor-wilferd-madelung-1930-2023/
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and Elisabeth Emma Madelung to the US where his father continued his career as an
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An Ismaili Heresiography: The 'Bāb al-Shayṭān' from Abū Tammāms' Kitāb al-shajara
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An Ismaili Heresiography: The 'Bāb al-Shayṭān' from Abū Tammāms' Kitāb al-shajara
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The Book of the Rank of the Sage. Rutbat al-Ḥakīm by Maslama al-Qurṭubī.
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in the State Archives of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.
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Der Imam al-Qasim ibn Ibrahim und die Glaubenslehre der Zaiditen
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for his significant contributions to the fields of Islamic and
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Dinars and Dirhams: Festschrift in Honor of Michael L. Bates
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Book of the Explanation of the Symbols. Kitāb Ḥall ar-Rumūz
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widely recognised for his contributions to the fields of
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The Advent of the Fatimids: A Contemporary Shi'i Witness
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specialising in rockets. Wilferd Madelung enrolled at
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German-American scholar of Islamic history (1930–2023)
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1963–1966). His PhD thesis from 1957 was titled "The
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http://www.eslam.de/begriffe/m/madelung_wilferd.htm
419:(Part 2). Edited by Wilferd Madelung. Beirut, 2003. 1032:"IIS Senior Research Fellow Receives Farabi Award" 831:"IIS Senior Research Fellow Receives Farabi Award" 134:for his "knowledgeable and fair" treatment of the 677:(in German). University of Hamburg. 12 July 2022. 1236: 1096: 584:http://hadith.net/en/post/49669/wilferd-madelung 380:Religious and Ethnic Movements in Medieval Islam 352:Madelung died on 9 May 2023 at the age of 92. 944: 1082: 439:Religious schools and sects in medieval Islam 982:Intellectual History of the Islamicate World 1310:Academic staff of the University of Hamburg 156:Islam but also the lesser known aspects of 1089: 1075: 31: 975: 945:Madelung, Wilferd; Walker, Paul (1998). 323:Ministry of Islamic Guidance and Culture 172: 752: 1237: 1008:from the original on 22 September 2022 622: 620: 618: 563:. BRILL. 1 February 2021. p. 13. 373:Religious Trends in Early Islamic Iran 306:, and a senior research fellow at the 265:". He was a visiting professor at the 114:(26 December 1930 – 9 May 2023) was a 1315:University of Texas at Austin faculty 1070: 1038:from the original on 10 February 2023 895: 866:"ویلفرد مادلونگ دار فانی را وداع گفت" 837:from the original on 10 February 2023 341:He was married to Margaret Madelung. 1270:Fellows of St John's College, Oxford 785:from the original on 15 January 2021 511: 509: 507: 453:Ibāḍī Texts from the 2nd/8th Century 302:. From 1999, he was a member of the 168:schools of theology and philosophy." 138:perspective. In the obituary of the 615: 13: 228: 14: 1336: 1054: 811:from the original on 17 July 2022 708:from the original on 17 July 2022 634:from the original on 25 July 2022 603:from the original on 25 July 2022 504: 1220: 922:from the original on 5 June 2018 779:"Professor Wilferd Madelung FBA" 734:from the original on 3 July 2022 702:"Professor Wilferd Madelung FBA" 336: 288:During this time, his 1997 book 1255:German Islamic studies scholars 1024: 969: 938: 889: 880: 858: 849: 823: 797: 771: 746: 720: 694: 681: 667: 1275:Fellows of the British Academy 655: 646: 589: 577: 553: 539: 527: 401:Madelung, W. and Walker, P. - 394:Madelung, W. and Walker, P. - 1: 1320:University of Chicago faculty 1061:Institute for Ismaili Studies 497: 333:(see list of publications). 308:Institute for Ismaili Studies 267:University of Texas at Austin 1305:Georgetown University alumni 1300:University of Hamburg alumni 1265:Laudian Professors of Arabic 1098:Laudian Professors of Arabic 664:, retrieved on July 21, 2023 586:, retrieved on July 21, 2023 536:, retrieved on July 21, 2023 415:Aḥmad b. Yaḥyā al-Balāḏurī: 331:spiritually oriented alchemy 317:In 2013, he was awarded the 140:Institute of Ismaili Studies 7: 1226:University of Oxford portal 755:Al-Ibāḍiyya: A Bibliography 753:Custers, Martin H. (2016). 485: 466:Corpus Alchemicum Arabicum. 431:Corpus Alchemicum Arabicum. 275:Laudian Professor of Arabic 181:on 26 December 1930. After 10: 1341: 976:Madelung, Wilferd (2017). 903:Journal of Islamic Studies 896:Staif, Abdul-Nabi (1994). 479:Farabi International Award 442:, Variorum Reprints, 1985. 388:The Succession to Muhammad 319:Farabi International Award 291:The Succession to Muhammad 285:there from 1978 to 1998. 109:Wilferd Ferdinand Madelung 1218: 1114: 1104: 994:10.1163/2212943X-00501005 689:364-13 Phil Fak Prom 1372 547:"Madelung, Wilferd @ HPK" 98: 84: 76: 64: 42: 30: 23: 492:List of Islamic scholars 472: 445:Madelung, W. (editor) - 364:Madelung, W. (editor) - 355: 347: 130:. He was appreciated in 1295:Cairo University alumni 932:Oxford University Press 1325:Writers from Stuttgart 233:Madelung received his 118:author and scholar of 1106:Chair established by 271:University of Chicago 243:University of Hamburg 195:Georgetown University 177:Madelung was born in 173:Early life and career 93:University of Hamburg 89:Georgetown University 1197:Geert Jan van Gelder 279:University of Oxford 916:10.1093/jis/5.1.125 675:"Madelung, Wilferd" 191:aeronautic engineer 187:Georg Hans Madelung 1155:Wyndham Knatchbull 728:"Wilferd Madelung" 597:"Wilferd Madelung" 458:Muhammad Ibn Umail 423:Muhammad Ibn Umail 1232: 1231: 1179:Sir Hamilton Gibb 1173:David Margoliouth 1149:Thomas Winstanley 962:978-90-04-45098-1 570:978-90-04-46071-3 283:St John’s College 207:Arabic literature 205:in 1951 to study 106: 105: 1332: 1224: 1209:Tahera Qutbuddin 1191:Wilferd Madelung 1091: 1084: 1077: 1068: 1067: 1048: 1047: 1045: 1043: 1028: 1022: 1021: 1018:Brill Publishers 1015: 1013: 973: 967: 966: 953:Brill Publishers 942: 936: 935: 929: 927: 893: 887: 884: 878: 877: 875: 873: 862: 856: 853: 847: 846: 844: 842: 827: 821: 820: 818: 816: 801: 795: 794: 792: 790: 775: 769: 768: 750: 744: 743: 741: 739: 724: 718: 717: 715: 713: 698: 692: 685: 679: 678: 671: 665: 659: 653: 650: 644: 643: 641: 639: 624: 613: 612: 610: 608: 593: 587: 581: 575: 574: 557: 551: 550: 543: 537: 531: 525: 524: 513: 281:and a Fellow of 215:cultural attaché 201:before going to 71: 53:26 December 1930 52: 50: 37:Madelung in 2006 35: 25:Wilferd Madelung 21: 20: 1340: 1339: 1335: 1334: 1333: 1331: 1330: 1329: 1260:German Arabists 1235: 1234: 1233: 1228: 1214: 1110: 1100: 1095: 1057: 1052: 1051: 1041: 1039: 1034:. 3 July 2013. 1030: 1029: 1025: 1011: 1009: 974: 970: 963: 943: 939: 925: 923: 894: 890: 885: 881: 871: 869: 864: 863: 859: 854: 850: 840: 838: 833:. 3 July 2013. 829: 828: 824: 814: 812: 803: 802: 798: 788: 786: 777: 776: 772: 765: 751: 747: 737: 735: 726: 725: 721: 711: 709: 700: 699: 695: 686: 682: 673: 672: 668: 660: 656: 651: 647: 637: 635: 626: 625: 616: 606: 604: 595: 594: 590: 582: 578: 571: 559: 558: 554: 545: 544: 540: 532: 528: 515: 514: 505: 500: 488: 475: 436:Madelung, W. - 408:Madelung, W. - 398:, Leiden, 1998. 385:Madelung, W. - 378:Madelung, W. - 371:Madelung, W. - 358: 350: 344: 339: 327:Iranian studies 321:by the Iranian 304:British Academy 251:Islamic studies 231: 229:Academic career 211:Islamic history 175: 128:Iranian studies 120:Islamic history 102:Author, scholar 85:Alma mater 80:German-American 69: 60: 54: 48: 46: 38: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1338: 1328: 1327: 1322: 1317: 1312: 1307: 1302: 1297: 1292: 1287: 1282: 1277: 1272: 1267: 1262: 1257: 1252: 1247: 1230: 1229: 1219: 1216: 1215: 1213: 1212: 1206: 1200: 1194: 1188: 1185:Alfred Beeston 1182: 1176: 1170: 1167:Robert Gandell 1164: 1158: 1152: 1146: 1140: 1134: 1128: 1122: 1119:Edward Pococke 1115: 1112: 1111: 1105: 1102: 1101: 1094: 1093: 1086: 1079: 1071: 1065: 1064: 1056: 1055:External links 1053: 1050: 1049: 1023: 988:(1): 118–126. 968: 961: 937: 888: 879: 857: 848: 822: 796: 770: 763: 745: 719: 693: 680: 666: 654: 645: 614: 588: 576: 569: 552: 538: 526: 502: 501: 499: 496: 495: 494: 487: 484: 483: 482: 474: 471: 470: 469: 455: 450: 443: 434: 420: 417:Ansāb al-Ašrāf 413: 406: 399: 392: 383: 376: 369: 357: 354: 349: 346: 338: 335: 249:(lecturer for 230: 227: 174: 171: 104: 103: 100: 96: 95: 86: 82: 81: 78: 74: 73: 72:(aged 92) 66: 62: 61: 55: 44: 40: 39: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1337: 1326: 1323: 1321: 1318: 1316: 1313: 1311: 1308: 1306: 1303: 1301: 1298: 1296: 1293: 1291: 1290:Ibadi studies 1288: 1286: 1283: 1281: 1278: 1276: 1273: 1271: 1268: 1266: 1263: 1261: 1258: 1256: 1253: 1251: 1248: 1246: 1243: 1242: 1240: 1227: 1223: 1217: 1210: 1207: 1204: 1201: 1198: 1195: 1192: 1189: 1186: 1183: 1180: 1177: 1174: 1171: 1168: 1165: 1162: 1159: 1156: 1153: 1150: 1147: 1144: 1141: 1138: 1135: 1132: 1129: 1126: 1123: 1120: 1117: 1116: 1113: 1109: 1103: 1099: 1092: 1087: 1085: 1080: 1078: 1073: 1072: 1069: 1062: 1059: 1058: 1037: 1033: 1027: 1019: 1007: 1003: 999: 995: 991: 987: 983: 979: 972: 964: 958: 954: 950: 949: 941: 933: 921: 917: 913: 909: 905: 904: 899: 892: 883: 867: 861: 852: 836: 832: 826: 810: 806: 800: 784: 780: 774: 766: 764:9783487153544 760: 756: 749: 733: 729: 723: 707: 703: 697: 690: 684: 676: 670: 663: 658: 649: 633: 629: 623: 621: 619: 602: 598: 592: 585: 580: 572: 566: 562: 556: 548: 542: 535: 530: 522: 518: 512: 510: 508: 503: 493: 490: 489: 480: 477: 476: 467: 463: 459: 456: 454: 451: 448: 444: 441: 440: 435: 432: 428: 424: 421: 418: 414: 411: 407: 404: 400: 397: 393: 390: 389: 384: 381: 377: 374: 370: 367: 363: 362: 361: 353: 345: 342: 337:Personal life 334: 332: 328: 324: 320: 315: 313: 309: 305: 301: 297: 293: 292: 286: 284: 280: 276: 273:. 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Stuttgart
Georgetown University
University of Hamburg
FBA
German
Islamic history
Islamic
Iranian studies
Iran
Shia
Institute of Ismaili Studies
Twelver
Ismaili
Zaydi
Sunni
Khariji
Mu‘tazili
Stuttgart
World War II
Georg Hans Madelung
aeronautic engineer
Georgetown University
Washington DC
Cairo
Arabic literature
Islamic history
cultural attaché
West German
Baghdad

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