Ibn al athir biography sample
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Ibn al athir biography sample
Ibn Athir
Ibn Athīr is the family name of three brothers, all famous in Arabic literature, born at Jazīrat ibn Umar[1] (today's Cizre nowadays in south-eastern Turkey) in upper Mesopotamia.
The ibn al-Athir brothers belonged to the Shayban lineage[2] of the large and influential Arab tribe Banu Bakr,[3][4] who lived across upper Mesopotamia, and gave their name to the city of Diyar Bakr.[5][6]
Brothers
Majd ad-Dīn
The eldest brother, known as Majd ad-Dīn (1149–1210), was long in the service of the amir of Mosul, and was an earnest student of tradition and language.
His dictionary of traditions (Kitāb an-Ni/zdya) was published at Cairo (1893), and his dictionary of family names (Kitāb ul-Murassa) has been edited by Ferdinand Seybold (Weimar, 1896).[1]
Diyā' ad-Dīn
The youngest brother ، ضياء الدين ، Diyā' ad-Dīn (1163–1239), served under Saladin from 1191 and his son al-Malik al-Afdal who succee