Mujam Maqalid al-Ulum fi al-Hudud wa al-Rusum
- Author died
- 911 AH
- Editions
- Maktabat al-Adab
Mu'jam Maqalid al-Ulum fi al-Hudud wa al-Rusum (The Dictionary of the Keys of the Sciences in Definitions and Technical Descriptions) is a terminological reference work by the Egyptian polymath al-Jalal al-Suyuti (849–911 AH / 1445–1505 CE) dedicated to defining technical concepts across the Islamic disciplines .
Subject and Scope
The work is structured as a lexicon of technical terminology, explaining the essential definitions (hudud) and descriptive characteristics (rusum) of specialized terms across various fields of Islamic scholarship and general knowledge .
Manuscripts and Publication
Manuscript copies of the work are preserved in institutional collections, including a photographed copy held at Kuwait University Library . A work under the same title is also cataloged in some manuscript repositories under al-Sharif al-Jurjani (d. 816 AH) .
The text was critically edited by Muhammad Ibrahim 'Ubada and published by Maktabat al-Adab in Cairo in a first edition in 1424 AH / 2004 CE .
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