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Ibn al-Farid

1181 - 1234

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Ibn al-Farid or Ibn Farid; (Arabic: عمر بن علي بن الفارض, `Umar ibn `Alī ibn al-Fārid) (22 March 1181 – 1234) was an Arab poet as well as a Sufi waliullah. His name is Arabic for "son of the obligator" (the one who divides the inheritance between the inheritors), as his father was well regarded for his work in the legal sphere. He was born in Cairo to parents from Hama in modern Syria, lived for some time in Mecca, and died in Cairo. His poetry is entirely Sufic and he was esteemed as the greatest mystic poet of the Arabs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn al-Farid is the 2,079th most popular writer (down from 1,620th in 2019), the 320th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 280th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Egyptian Writer.

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Among writers, Ibn al-Farid ranks 2,079 out of 7,302. Before him are Gustav Schwab, Anastasius Sinaita, Alexander Belyaev, Oscar Milosz, Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, and Isaac the Blind. After him are Piotr Skarga, Elsa Beskow, Wolfgang Borchert, Stanisław Przybyszewski, Pierre Plantard, and Salvador de Madariaga.

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Among people born in 1181, Ibn al-Farid ranks 3. Before him are Jochi, and Irene Angelina. After him are Huijong of Goryeo, and Marino Morosini. Among people deceased in 1234, Ibn al-Farid ranks 7. Before him are Canute II of Sweden, Sancho VII of Navarre, Emperor Go-Horikawa, Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi, Emperor Chūkyō, and Floris IV, Count of Holland. After him are Stefan Radoslav, Otto I, Duke of Merania, Emperor Mo of Jin, Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad, Robert III, Count of Dreux, and Gervase of Tilbury.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Ibn al-Farid ranks 320 out of 642. Before him are Hor (-1800), Adel Emam (1940), Pope Avilius of Alexandria (100), Herodas (-300), Eutychius of Alexandria (877), and Anastasius Sinaita (630). After him are Thutmose (-1500), Boutros Ghali (1846), Pope Timothy I of Alexandria (350), Menkare (-2200), Nefermaat (-2500), and Macarius of Alexandria (297).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Ibn al-Farid ranks 23. Before him are Didymus Chalcenterus (-63), Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928), Rifa'a al-Tahtawi (1801), Herodas (-300), Eutychius of Alexandria (877), and Anastasius Sinaita (630). After him are Ibn Taghribirdi (1410), Edmond Jabès (1912), Zosimos of Panopolis (250), Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898), Apollonius Dyscolus (200), and Olympiodorus of Thebes (301).

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