The classical bio-biolographical work of Ibn Khallikan, a Muslim jurist from Syria (608/1211 - 681/1282), in a 8 volume set. In this work Ibn Khallikan excluded the Prophet Muhammad and other early Muslims about whom much had already been written. Carefully researched and collected, the work contains factual information about Islamic scholars, poets, warriors, statesmen, and so on, and includes related poetry and anecdotes.