Ali ibn Makula

Abū Naṣr Alī ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Ja'far ibn Allakān ibn Muḥammad ibn Dulaf ibn Abī Dulaf al-Qāsim ibn ‘Īsā al-Ijlī, surnamed Sa’d al-Muluk and known as Ibn Mākūlā (Arabic: ابن ماكولا; 1030/31–1082/83) was a highly regarded Arab muḥaddith (Ḥadīth scholar) and historian who authored several works. His magnum opus was his biographical-genealogical history on etymology and orthography of Islamic names, Al-Ikmāl.

Ali ibn Makula
ابن ماكولا
Born1030
Ukbara, Iraq
Died1083, 1086 or 1095
Cause of deathMurder
Academic work
EraLater Abbasid era,
(Islamic Golden Age)
Main interestsbiography history, genealogy, etymology, orthography
Notable worksKitāb al-Ikmāl
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