Ibn al-Faqīh - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Ibn al-Faqīh - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Silverstein, Adam

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1061974
Doc. NO	:	ALei2371
Main Entry	:	Silverstein, Adam
Title & Author	:	Ibn al-Faqīh - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Silverstein, Adam
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,115 words)
Abstract	:	Ibn al-Faqīh (fl. 290/903), the name by which Abū Bakr Aḥmad b. Muḥammad al-Hamadhānī is commonly known, was a man of letters (adīb) known for his Kitāb al-buldān (“Book of countries”). This work survives only in two abridged versions and was apparently composed in the early fourth/tenth century. Not much is known about Ibn al-Faqīh’s life. From his full name, it is apparent that he was from the Iranian city of Hamadhān, a supposition that is supported by the fact that he devotes
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei2371.pdf