Al-ʾAʿlām

Summary

Al-ʾAʿlām is a biographical dictionary^[1]. Al-ʾAʿlām is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• Al-ʾAʿlām authored Khayr al-Din al-Zirikli^[3].
• Al-ʾAʿlām's instance of is recorded as biographical dictionary^[4].
• Al-ʾAʿlām's instance of is recorded as written work^[5].
• Al-ʾAʿlām was followed by Itmām al-Aʻlām : dhayl li-kitāb al-Aʻlām li-Khayr al-Dīn al-Ziriklī^[6].
• Al-ʾAʿlām was followed by Q115450915^[7].
• Al-ʾAʿlām was followed by Q115012892^[8].
• Al-ʾAʿlām's place of publication is recorded as Lebanon^[9].
• Al-ʾAʿlām's place of publication is recorded as Egypt^[10].
• Al-ʾAʿlām's Commons category is recorded as Al-Alam (book)^[11].
• Al-ʾAʿlām's language of work or name is recorded as Arabic^[12].
• Al-ʾAʿlām's has edition or translation is recorded as al-Aʻlām (al-Maṭbaʻah al-ʻArabiyah, 1927)^[13].
• Al-ʾAʿlām's has edition or translation is recorded as al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)^[14].
• Al-ʾAʿlām's work available at URL is recorded as https://archive.org/details/Al_Alam_Zarkali/alam0/^[15].
• Al-ʾAʿlām's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الأعلام'}^[16].
• Al-ʾAʿlām's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'قاموس تراجم لأشهر الرجال والنساء من العرب والمستعربين والمستشرقين'}^[17].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Al-ʾAʿlām authored Khayr al-Din al-Zirikli^[3].

Publication

Place of publication include Lebanon^[9] and Egypt^[10]. Al-ʾAʿlām's language of work or name is recorded as Arabic^[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Successors include Itmām al-Aʻlām : dhayl li-kitāb al-Aʻlām li-Khayr al-Dīn al-Ziriklī^[6], Q115450915^[7], and Q115012892^[8].

Why It Matters

Al-ʾAʿlām is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]