Ibn al-Khatib

Ibn al-Khatib
ابن الخطيب
An inscription in the Court of the Myrtles of the Alhambra, where poetry by Ibn al-Khatib is inscribed.[1]
BornNovember 16, 1313 Rajab 26 713 AH
Died1374 AD, 776 AH
Cause of deathStrangulation
Resting placeBab Mahruq
34°03′45″N 4°59′9.8″W / 34.06250°N 4.986056°W / 34.06250; -4.986056
Alma materMadrasa Yusufiyya
Occupation(s)Poet, historian, statesman, physician
EraIslamic golden age
Ibn al-Khatib studied at the Madrasa Yusufia in Granada.[2]

Lisan ad-Din Ibn al-Khatib[note 1] (Arabic: لسان الدين ابن الخطيب; 16 November 1313 – 1374) was an Arab[3] Andalusi polymath,[4] poet, writer, historian, philosopher, physician and politician from Emirate of Granada.[5] Being one of the most notable poets from Granada, his poems decorate the walls of the palace of Alhambra. He is known for composing the muwashahs entitled "Jadaka al-Ghaithu" and "Lamma Bada Yatathanna."

Ibn al-Khatib memorial

Ibn Al-Khatib is highly esteemed both as an historian and as a poet. He was a contemporary and acquaintance of Ibn Khaldun.[6]

His greatest historical work, al-Ihata fi akhbar Gharnata الإحاطة في أخبار غرناطة (The Complete Source on the History of Granada),[7][8] written in 1369 AD, which includes his autobiography, has yet to be translated into English.

  1. ^ "Travelers of Al-Andalus, Part VI: The Double Lives of Ibn al-Khatib - AramcoWorld". www.aramcoworld.com. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  2. ^ Antonio Santo Orcero, Ibn al-Jatib, Diverso Variable, p. 5. Undated. Accessed online 2010-01-24. "al-Jatib" is the Spanish transliteration of "al-Khatib".
  3. ^ Farhad Daftary, The Assassin Legends: Myths of the Isma'ilis, (I.B.Tauris, 1994), 160.
  4. ^ Alexander Knysh, Ibn 'Arabi in the Later Islamic Tradition, SUNY Press (1999), p. 172
  5. ^ Encyclopedia of Medieval Iberia, ed. Michael Gerli. (New York: Routledge, 2003), 416–417
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ ed. Muhammad Abd Allah Inan (Cairo: Maktabat al-Khanji, 1978)
  8. ^ "الإحاطة في أخبار غرناطة - المجلد الأول" – via Internet Archive.


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