Image by stevepb on Pixabay · Pixabay License
Al-Ibshīhī
Sign in to saveAlso known as Muhammad ibn Ahmad Ibshihi, Ibšīhī, Muḥammad Ibn-Aḥmad al-, Al-Ibschihi, Ibshīhī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Ibshīhī, Ibshaihī, Abshīhī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Abshīhī
Al-Ibshīhī () (1388–1448) was an Egyptian writer born in the small town in the Governorate of Gharbeya, in the Nile Delta.
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Works
- Editions
- See also
- References
Al-Ibshīhī () (1388–1448) was an Egyptian writer born in the small town in the Governorate of Gharbeya, in the Nile Delta.
==Works== Al-Ibshīhī's best known work is the Kitāb al-Mustaṭraf more fully known as Mustaṭraf fī kull fann mustaẓraf ('A Quest for Attainment in Each Fine Art'). As characterised by the Encyclopædia Britannica, this was 'a very individual encyclopaedia ... that covered the Islamic religion, conduct, law, spiritual qualities, work, natural history, music, food, and medicine. At the turn of the Arab fortunes, al-Ibshīhī had recapitulated all that was best in their culture'.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Ibshīhī” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.