Ibn an-Nadīm | |
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Born | ~320 H (~932 CE) Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate |
Died | ~385 H (~995 CE)[1] Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate |
Notable work | Kitāb al-Fihrist |
Era | Medieval period (Later Abbasid era) |
School | Aristotelianism[1] |
Main interests | History, Arabic literature |
Personal | |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Shia[1] |
Creed | Mu'tazila[1] |
Occupation | Bibliographer, Historian |
Abū al-Faraj Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq an-Nadīm (Arabic: ابو الفرج محمد بن إسحاق النديم), also Ibn Abī Yaʿqūb Isḥāq ibn Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq al-Warrāq, and commonly known by the nasab (patronymic) Ibn an-Nadīm (Arabic: ابن النديم; died 17 September 995 or 998), was an important Muslim bibliographer and biographer[2] of Baghdad who compiled the encyclopedia Kitāb al-Fihrist (The Book Catalogue).