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Abu Tahir Majd al-Din Muhammad bin Ya'qub bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim al-Shirazi al-Firuzabadi was born in Kazarun, near Shiraz, in 1329. He was educated in Shiraz as a young boy, then in Wasit and Baghdad. He travelled widely visiting Iraq, Damascus, Cairo, Asia Minor and India among others. His long life can be divided into three main periods spent in Jerusalem, Mecca and the Yemen. His famous lexicon, al-Qamus al-muhit wa'l-qabus al-wasit, was completed in his house in Mecca (at Safa). He later travelled to the Yemen, where he was well received by its ruler al-Ashraf Isma'il, who appointed him chief qadi of the Yemen. He settled in Zabid where he died in 1415. While in Zabid, he revisted Mecca and Medina several times. This is a finely illuminated and beautifully written copy of the work.
The Khalili Collections
London
Title
Firuzabadi's al-Qamus al-Muhit
Date
996 AH (1588)
Medium
ink, gold & opaque watercolour on paper; black leather binding of a later date
Accession number
602
Work type
Drawing