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Khizānat Al-adab Wa-lubb Lubab Lisān Al-ʻArab
'Abd al-Qadir ibn 'Umar al-Baghdadi (; 1030–1093 AH / 1620–1682 AD) was an author, philologist, grammarian, magistrate, bibliophile and a leading literary encyclopedist of the Ottoman era. Life He was born in Baghdad in 1030 AH (1630 AD), where he received his early education, excelling in science and literature, and mastering Arabic, Persian and Turkish. He travelled from Baghdad to Damascus in 1048 AH/1638 AD and contacted the head of the student supervisors, who became his first professor in Damascus. He then joined the circle of Muḥammad bin Yaḥyā al-Furthi to study Arabic science. In 1050 AH/1640 AD, he went to Egypt to join a group of scholars of the Al-Azhar Mosque. His most prominent professors were Yassin Al-Homsi and Shahab ad-dīn Al-Khafaji, author of ''Rīhāna Al-Albā'' () and ''Shefa Al-Ghalīl'' (). Al-Khafaji recognised the cultural significance of al-Baghdadi's literary work and bequeathed him his library after his death. In 1077 AH/1667 AD, Abd al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baghdad
Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon. In 762 CE, Baghdad was chosen as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, and became its most notable major development project. Within a short time, the city evolved into a significant cultural, commercial, and intellectual center of the Muslim world. This, in addition to housing several key academic institutions, including the House of Wisdom, as well as a multiethnic and multi-religious environment, garnered it a worldwide reputation as the "Center of Learning". Baghdad was the largest city in the world for much of the Abbasid era during the Islamic Golden Age, peaking at a population of more than a million. The city was largely destroyed at the hands of the Mongol Empire in 1258, resulting in a decline that would linger through many c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
