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Vladimir Minorsky, Prehistory of Saladin

Saladin's Origins (A)

The famous biographer Ibn Khallikân (A.D. 1211-82) made a special inquiry into the history of Saladin's family¹ and came to the following conclusion²: "Historians agree in stating that his father and family belonged to Duwîn, which is a small town situated at the farther extremity of Adharbayjan, in the direction of Arrân and the country of the Kurj (i.e. the Georgians). They were Kurds and belonged to the tribe of Rawâdiya (sic) which is a branch of the great tribe al-Hadâniya (read: *Hadhbâniya).

The 1,100th Anniversary of a World-Class Kurdish Scholar

The year 1996 marks the 1,100th anniversary of the passing of one of the greatest Kurdish and Islamic minds of all times, Abu-Hanifa Ahmad Dinawari.

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Prof Kamal Mazhar Ahmad

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 Dr. Muhammad Amin Zaki Bag (Kurdish:  Dr. Mehmed Emín Zekí)

Prince Sharaf al-Dîn Bitlîsî

By Prof M.R. Izady

Although primarily a collection of dynastic histories, there is little doubt that the Sharafnâma is the single most important surviving text on Kurdish history and people.