Muhammad Aufi
Muhammad Ibn Muhammad 'Aufi Bukhari | |
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| Born | 1171 Khwarezmian Empire (modern-day Uzbekistan) |
| Died | 1242 |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | History, Philology |
| Notable works | Lubab ul-Albab, Jawami ul-Hikayat |
Sadīd ud-Dīn Muhammad Ibn Muhammad 'Aufī Bukhārī (1171-1242) (
.Biography
Born in
Ghurids. He dedicated his first grand work Lubab ul-Albab, which consisted of poems by kings and poets of ancient times,[4] to Amir Nāsiruddīn Qobājeh (ناصرالدین قباجه) (d. 1227), who was then ruler of Multan
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His second magnum opus Sultanate of Delhi, and the book is dedicated to his minister, Nizām-ul-Mulk Muhammad, son of Abu Sa'id Junaidi.[5] These two are the only remaining works from him today. His works on The History of Turkistani Lords, and his book On the Properties of Matter, both referenced elsewhere, do not exist anymore. A small fragment of his Madāyih al-Sultān remains.
Works
- Lubab ul-Albab (Heart of hearts, لباب الالباب), published 1220.
- Al-Farj ba'd ul-Shudat (Joy after difficulty, الفرج بعد الشدة), translated 1226.
- Jawami ul-Hikayat (Collection of tales and the light of traditions, جوامع الحكايات و لوامع الروايات), published 1228.
Work online
- Elliot, H. M. (Henry Miers), Sir; John Dowson (1871). "4. Jawami ul-Hikayat of Muhammad Ufi". The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period (Vol 2.). London : Trübner & Co.
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See also
- List of Iranian scientists
- List of Persian poets and authors
References
- ^ ISBN 9004081143.
- ^ Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, Studies in Islamic Poetry, (Cambridge University Press, 1969), 1.
- ^ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".
- ^ Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 9, (T.R.Harrison, 1848), 113.
- ^ Elliot, H. M. (Henry Miers), Sir; John Dowson (1871). "4. Jawami ul-Hikayat of Muhammad Ufi". The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period (Vol 2.). London : Trübner & Co. p. 155.
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External links
- Feuillebois, Ève (2015). "ʿAwfī, Sadīd al-Dīn". In Fleet, Kate; ISSN 1873-9830.
- Matīnī, J. (1987). "ʿAWFĪ, SADĪD-AL-DĪN". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. III, Fasc. 2. pp. 117–118.
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