Arabic Authors: A Manual of Arabian History and LiteratureArbuthnot, F. F.
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Arabic Authors: A Manual of Arabian History and Literature
Arbuthnot, F. F.
Arabian Peninsula -- History; Arabic literature -- History and criticism
Calligraphers 113
(Ibn Mukla, Ibn Al Bawwab, Yakut Al Mausili, Ibn Hilal,
Hamdallah, Mir Ah, Muhammad Hussain Tabrizi, each indexed separately)
Casiri, the bibliographer, 11
Caussin de Perceval, 26, 78, 155
Chavis and Cazotte, the translators, 155, 178, 179
Chinese language, 23
Christianity and Buddhism, 142
Clerk (Mrs. Godfrey), 216
Clouston, W.A., 29, 184
Companions of the Prophet, 39
Compilers of encyclopaedias and biographies, 55
(Nadim (An), Ibn Khallikan, Abul Khair, Haji Khalfa, each indexed
separately.)
Contents of this work, ix.-xiv.
Cordova, 7, 8, 9, 11
Cromwell and the Bible, 140
D.
Democracy of Islam, 149
Dow, a translator, 154
Duwali (Ad), the grammarian, 45, 46
E.
Early Ideas,' a group of Hindoo stories, 151,181
Egypt, the Fatimites established in, 13;
invasion of, by Jawhar, 13;
conquest of, by Saladin, 13;
other dynasties in, 13;
conquest of, by Selim the First, 14;
incorporated with Turkey, 14
English newspapers, 186
English tales and stories, 186
Epistolography, 95
Erpenius, a translator, 26, 97
Essays and discourses by Hariri, 87, 88
Es-Zerkel, or Arzachel, the astronomer, 44, 45
F.
Fadhl bin Yahya, the Barmekide, 99, 100
Farabi (Al), or Alfarabius, the philosopher, 24, 25, 65, 66, 67
Farazdak, the poet, 77, 78
Farghani (Al), or Alfraganius, the astronomer, 24, 25, 42
Farra (Al), the grammarian, 48
Fatimites, The, 13
Fezari (Al), the astronomer, 41
Firuzabadi, the lexicographer, 110
Fluegel, the translator, 115, 193, 202, 210
France, Invasion of, by the Arabs, 7
Freytag, the translator, 27
G.
Gabriel bin Georgios, the physician, 73, 74
Galland, his translation of the fables of Lokman and Bidpay, 26;
and of the 'Nights,' 154, 175, 176;
his biography, by Burton, 154;
his texts, 180
Gauttier, a translator, 155
Gayangos (Pascual de), the translator 10, 11, 22, 117
Geographers and travellers, 49
(Muslim Homeir, Mervezi (Al), Ibn Foslan, Ibn Khordabeh, Jeihani,
Istakhri (Al), Ibn Haukul, Beruni (Al), Bekri (Al), Idrisi,
Ibn Batuta, each indexed separately.)
Georgios bin Bakhtyeshun, the physician, 72, 73, 98
Ghazali (Al), the mystic and philosopher, 65, 70
God of the Arabs, 148
God of the Jews, 148
Golius, 41, 42
Grammarians, The, 45
(Duwali (Ad), Khalil (Al), Sibawaih, Jahiz (Al), Kisai (Al), Mubarrad
(Al), Thalab, Farra (Al), Akhfash (Al), Shaibani (As), Anbari (Al),
each indexed separately.)
Granada, Kingdom of, established, 9;
fall of, 9, 112;
taken by Ferdinand and Isabella,9;
Alhambra at, 11, 112
Gunadhya, the Hindoo author, 182, 183
H.
Habicht, a translator, 155, 175
Hajaj bin Yusuf bin Matta, the translator, 90, 98
Haji Khalfa, the bibliographer, 55, 113, 115
Hakim II. of Spain, his education, 103;
his diwan of poems, 103;
his library; 104;
and catalogue of books, 104, 105
Halaku Khan, 13, 107
Hamdallah, the penman, 113
Hamilton (Terrick), the translator of 'Antar,' 184, 185
Hanbal, the imam, 37
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