Ibn Siqlāb

by Joosse, N. Peter

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The physician and philosopher Muwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb Ibn Siqlāb (d. c.626/1229), who is sometimes referred to as Ibn Ṣaqlān (because of confusion over the spelling of his name in Arabic script), was born in Jerusalem, probably around 555–66/1160–70. He was a Melkite, an Eastern Christian adhering to the Orthodox faith. Hailing originally from the Balqāʾ and ʿAmmān regions of Transjordan, his family settled in east Jerusalem. The life and career of Ibn Siqlāb are documented by the bibliographers…

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The physician and philosopher Muwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb Ibn Siqlāb (d. c.626/1229), who is sometimes referred to as Ibn Ṣaqlān (because of confusion over the spelling of his name in Arabic script), was born in Jerusalem, probably around 555–66/1160–70. He was a Melkite, an Eastern Christian adhering to the Orthodox faith. Hailing originally from the Balqāʾ and ʿAmmān regions of Transjordan, his family settled in east Jerusalem. The life and career of Ibn Siqlāb are documented by the bibliographers Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʿa (d. 668/1270)

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei2609

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eng Islam

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Joosse, N. Peter

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