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The intellectual life of Taqi al-Din al-Subkis Ibn Aybak ad-Dumya´i was an historian specialized in recording the scholarly lives of the learned men of his generation. His most important work of this genre was at-Taragim al-galila al-galiyya wa-l-asya´ al-´aliya al-´aliyya in which he recounted the intellectual life of the chief judge Taqi d-Din as-Subki (d. 756/1355) and which is important for the following reasons: It is the only source which mentions in detail the books that as-Subki studied with his teachers and reveals a clear picture of his strong interest in the Prophetic hadi´s. It unveils information about as-Subki´s travels and mentions teachers that are found in no other source. It is one of the most important sources which were relied upon by ´agar in ad-Durar al-kamina and by a´-´afadi in A´yan al-´a´r and al-Wafi bi-l-wafayat.

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Sabraa, Tarek
Tarek Sabraa studied Islamic Studies in Medina, Rome and Rotterdam. He currently holds a doctoral stipend at the Annemarie Schimmel Kolleg, University of Bonn. He worked for IFPO and OIB in Damascus and Beirut.

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