at-Tar??im al-?al?la al-?aliyya wa-l-a?y?? al-??liya al-?aliyya

Ibn Aybak ad-Dumya?? was an historian specialized in recording the scholarly lives of the learned men of his generation. His most important work of this genre was at-Tar??im al-?al?la al-?aliyya wa-l-a?y?? al-??liya al-?aliyya in which he recounted the intellectual life of the chief judge Taq? d-D?n as-Subk? (d. 756/1355) and which is important for the following reasons: It is the only source which mentions in detail the books that as-Subk? studied with his teachers and reveals a clear picture of his strong interest in the Prophetic had??s. It unveils information about as-Subk?'s travels and mentions teachers that are found in no other source. It is one of the most important sources which were relied upon by Ibn ?a?ar in ad-Durar al-k?mina and by a?-?afad? in A?y?n al-?a?r and al-W?f? bi-l-wafay?t.

Tarek Sabraa studied Islamic Studies in Medina, Rome and Rotterdam. He currently holds a doctoral stipend at the Annemarie Schimmel Kolleg, University of Bonn. He worked for IFPO and OIB in Damascus and Beirut.