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Abū l-Faraj (al-Naṣrānī) — Names: Abū l-Faraj (al-Naṣrānī)Abū l-Faraj al-Naṣrānī (the Christian)Abū l-Faraj (al-Naṣrānī), Christian physician serving under Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn and al-Malik al-Afḍal Nūr al-Dīn ʿAlīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/167
Mūsā ‘the blind’ — Names: Mūsā ‘the blind’Mūsā ‘the blind’, Abbasid princeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1670
Mūsā ibn ʿAbd al-Malik — Names: Mūsā ibn ʿAbd al-MalikMūsā ibn ʿAbd al-Malik, secretary to the caliph al-Mutawakkil (`reg.` 232–247/847– 61)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1671
Mūsā ibn Abī l-ʿAbbās al-Shāshī — Names: Mūsā ibn Abī l-ʿAbbās al-ShāshīMūsā ibn Abī l-ʿAbbās al-Shāshī, governor of al-Shāsh (Tashkent)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1672
Mūsā ibn Abī l-Faraj ibn al-Daḥḥāk — Names: Mūsā ibn Abī l-Faraj ibn al-DaḥḥākMūsā ibn Abī l-Faraj ibn al-DaḥḥākURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1673
Mūsā ibn al-ʿĀzār al-Isrāʾīlī — Names: Mūsā ibn al-ʿĀzār al-IsrāʾīlīMūsā ibn al-ʿĀzār al-Isrāʾīlī, physician in the service of al-Muʿizz li-Dīn AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1674
Mūsā ibn Isrāʾīl al-Kūfī — Names: Mūsā ibn Isrāʾīl al-KūfīMūsā ibn Isrāʾīl al-Kūfī (129–222/746–747– 837), personal physician of Ibrāhīm ibn al-MahdīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1675
Mūsā ibn Jaʿfar, al-Kāẓim — Names: Mūsā ibn Jaʿfar, al-KāẓimMūsā ibn Jaʿfar, al-Kāẓim, seventh Imam of the Twelver Shi’isURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1676
Mūsā ibn Khālid ‘the Translator’ (`al- tarjumān`) — Names: Mūsā ibn Khālid ‘the Translator’ (`al- tarjumān`)Mūsā ibn Khālid the TranslatorMūsā ibn Khālid ‘the Translator’ (`al- tarjumān`), pupil of Ḥunayn ibn IsḥāqURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1677
Mūsā ibn Maymūn, Moses Maimonides, Abū ʿImrān al-Qurṭubī — Names: Mūsā ibn Maymūn, Moses Maimonides, Abū ʿImrān al-Qurṭubīal-Raʾīs Mūsā ibn Maymūn (Maimonides)Mūsā ibn Maymūn, Moses Maimonides, Abū ʿImrān al-Qurṭubī (527–606/1135–1208) Jewish theologian, philosopher and physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1678
Mūsā ibn Muḥammad ibn Saʿīd ibn Mūsā ibn Ḥudayr — Names: Mūsā ibn Muḥammad ibn Saʿīd ibn Mūsā ibn ḤudayrMūsā ibn Muḥammad ibn Saʿīd ibn Mūsā ibn Ḥudayr, vizier under ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ⅠⅠⅠURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1679
Abū l-Faraj Ṣāʿid ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Tūmā — Names: Abū l-Faraj Ṣāʿid ibn Hibat Allāh ibn TūmāAbū l-Faraj Ṣāʿid ibn Hibat Allāh ibn Tūmā, physician (d. 620/1223)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/168
Mūsā ibn Yūsuf ibn Sayyār, Abū Māhir — Names: Mūsā ibn Yūsuf ibn Sayyār, Abū MāhirMūsā ibn SayyārMūsā ibn Yūsuf ibn Sayyār, Abū Māhir, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1680
Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj — Names: Muslim ibn al-ḤajjājMuslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj, compiler of a canonical collection of hadiths (d. 261/875)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1681
Muslim ibn al-Walīd — Names: Muslim ibn al-WalīdMuslim ibn al-Walīd, poet (d. 207/823) 10.64.19.5n, 13.63.8.2nURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1682
al-Mustaḍīʾ bi-amr Allāh, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn al-Mustanjid — Names: al-Mustaḍīʾ bi-amr Allāh, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn al-Mustanjidal-Mustaḍīʾ bi-amr Allāh, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn al-Mustanjid, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 566–575/1170–1180)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1683
al-Mustaʿīn — Names: al-Mustaʿīnal-Mustaʿīn, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 248– 252/862–66)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1684
al-Mustaʿīn bi-Allāh, Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Hūd — Names: al-Mustaʿīn bi-Allāh, Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Hūdal-Mustaʿīn bi-Allāh, Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Hūd, ruler of the `tāʾifah` of Saragossa (`reg.` 478–503/1085–1110)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1685
al-Mustakfī bi-Allāh — Names: al-Mustakfī bi-Allāhal-Mustakfī bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 333–334/944–46)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1686
al-Mustanjid bi-Allāh — Names: al-Mustanjid bi-Allāhal-Mustanjid bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 555–566/1160–1170)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1687
al-Mustanṣir (Abū Tamīm Maʿadd al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh) — Names: al-Mustanṣir (Abū Tamīm Maʿadd al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh)al-Mustanṣir (Abū Tamīm Maʿadd al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh), Fatimid caliph (420–487/1029–1094)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1688
al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh (Abū Jaʿfar al-Mustanṣir al-Manṣūr ibn al-Ẓāhir) — Names: al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh (Abū Jaʿfar al-Mustanṣir al-Manṣūr ibn al-Ẓāhir)al-Mustanṣir bi-Allāh (Abū Jaʿfar al-Mustanṣir al-Manṣūr ibn al-Ẓāhir), Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 623–640/1226–1242)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1689
Abū l-Faraj Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd ibn Yaḥyā — Names: Abū l-Faraj Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd ibn YaḥyāAbū l-Faraj Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd ibn YaḥyāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/169
al-Mustarshid bi-Allāh — Names: al-Mustarshid bi-Allāhal-Mustarshid bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 512–529/1118–1135)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1690
al-Mustaẓhir bi-Allāh — Names: al-Mustaẓhir bi-Allāhal-Mustaẓhir bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 487–512/1094–1118)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1691
al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh — Names: al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāhal-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 279–289/892–902)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1692
al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh Abī ʿAmr ʿAbbād ibn ʿAbbād — Names: al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh Abī ʿAmr ʿAbbād ibn ʿAbbādal-Muʿtaḍid bi-Allāh Abī ʿAmr ʿAbbād ibn ʿAbbād, ruler of the `tāʾifah` of Seville (`reg.` 433–460/1042–1069)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1693
al-Muʿtamar ibn al-ʿAssāl — Names: al-Muʿtamar ibn al-ʿAssālal-Muʿtamar ibn al-ʿAssāl, theologianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1694
al-Muʿtamid — Names: al-Muʿtamidal-Muʿtamid, governor of DamascusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1695
al-Muʿtamid ʿalā Allāh, Aḥmad ibn al-Mutawakkil — Names: al-Muʿtamid ʿalā Allāh, Aḥmad ibn al-Mutawakkilal-Muʿtamid ʿalā Allāh, Aḥmad ibn al-Mutawakkil, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 256– 279/870–92)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1696
Mutammim ibn Nuwayrah — Names: Mutammim ibn NuwayrahMutammim ibn Nuwayrah, 1st/7th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1697
al-Mutanabbī, Abū l-Ṭayyib Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Juʿfī — Names: al-Mutanabbī, Abū l-Ṭayyib Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Juʿfīal-Mutanabbī, Abū l-Ṭayyib Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Juʿfī, poet (d. 354/965)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1698
al-Muṭarriz, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Sulamī al-Dimashqī — Names: al-Muṭarriz, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Sulamī al-Dimashqīal-Muṭarriz, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Sulamī al-Dimashqī, grammarian, lexicographer and `adīb` (d. 456/1064)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1699
ʿAbd Allāh ibn Badr — Names: ʿAbd Allāh ibn BadrʿAbd Allāh ibn Badr, Cordovan vizierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/17
Abū l-Faraj Yaʿqūb ibn Killis — Names: Abū l-Faraj Yaʿqūb ibn KillisAbū l-Faraj Yaʿqūb ibn Killis, Jewish vizier of Fatimid al-ʿAzīz (318–380/930–991)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/170
al-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Muḥammad Abū Isḥāq — Names: al-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Muḥammad Abū Isḥāqal-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Muḥammad Abū Isḥāq, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 218–227/833–42)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1700
al-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Ibn Ṣumādiḥ — Names: al-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Ibn Ṣumādiḥal-Muʿtaṣim bi-Allāh, Ibn Ṣumādiḥ, emir of AlmeriaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1701
al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh — Names: al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāhal-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 232–247/847–61)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1702
Mutayyam — Names: MutayyamMutayyam, musicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1703
al-Muʿtazz bi-Allāh — Names: al-Muʿtazz bi-Allāhal-Muʿtazz bi-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 252– 255/866–69)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1705
al-Muṭīʿ li-Allāh — Names: al-Muṭīʿ li-Allāhal-Muṭīʿ li-Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 334– 363/946–74)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1706
al-Muttaqī — Names: al-Muttaqīal-Muttaqī, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 329– 333/940–44)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1707
al-Mutawakkil — Names: al-Mutawakkilal-Mutawakkil (`reg.` 256–278/870–91), Abbasid princeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1708
Muwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Sulamī — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-SulamīMuwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz [al-Sulamī]Muwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Sulamī, pupil of Ilyās ibn al-MuṭrānURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1709
Abū l-Fatḥ al-Nīsābūrī — Names: Abū l-Fatḥ al-NīsābūrīAbū l-Fatḥ al-NīsābūrīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/171
Muwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Salām — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-SalāmMuwaffaq al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Salām, physician and philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1710
Muwaffaq al-Dīn Abū l-Khayr — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn Abū l-KhayrMuwaffaq al-Dīn Abū l-Khayr, brother of Muhadhdhab al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Abī Ḥulayqah, oculistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1711
Muwaffaq al-Dīn Abū Ṭāhir al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn Abū Ṭāhir al-Ḥusayn ibn MuḥammadMuwaffaq al-Dīn Abū Ṭāhir al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad, unidentifiedURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1712
Muwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-Quff — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-QuffMuwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-Quff, philologist and littérateur, father of the physician Ibn al-QuffURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1713
Muwaffaq al-Dīn al-Minfākh, Abū l-Faḍl Asʿad ibn Ḥulwān — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn al-Minfākh, Abū l-Faḍl Asʿad ibn ḤulwānMuwaffaq al-Dīn al-MinfākhMuwaffaq al-Dīn al-Minfākh, Abū l-Faḍl Asʿad ibn Ḥulwān, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1714
Muwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-Ṣaraf — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-ṢarafMuwaffaq al-Dīn ibn al-Ṣaraf, physician at the al-Nūrī hospitalURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1715
Muwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb al-Sāmirī (Abū Yūsuf Yaʿqūb ibn Ghanāʾim) — Names: Muwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb al-Sāmirī (Abū Yūsuf Yaʿqūb ibn Ghanāʾim)Muwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb al-SāmirīMuwaffaq al-Dīn Yaʿqūb al-Sāmirī (Abū Yūsuf Yaʿqūb ibn Ghanāʾim), Samaritan physician and philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1716
al-Muwaffaq ibn Shūʿah — Names: al-Muwaffaq ibn Shūʿahal-Muwaffaq ibn Shūʿah, Jewish physician serving SaladinURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1717
al-Muẓaffar, ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Abī ʿĀmir — Names: al-Muẓaffar, ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Abī ʿĀmiral-Muẓaffar, ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Abī ʿĀmir, chamberlain of al-Ḥakam ⅠⅠ and `de facto` ruler of al-Andalus in 392–399/1002– 1008URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1718
Muẓaffar ibn al-Dawātī — Names: Muẓaffar ibn al-DawātīMuẓaffar ibn al-Dawātī, 5th/11th-c. officialURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1719
Abū l-Fatḥ ʿUthmān ibn Jinnī see Ibn Jinnī Abū Firās al-Ḥamdānī — Names: Abū l-Fatḥ ʿUthmān ibn Jinnī see Ibn Jinnī Abū Firās al-ḤamdānīAbū l-Fatḥ ʿUthmān ibn Jinnī see Ibn Jinnī Abū Firās al-Ḥamdānī, poet (d. 357/968)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/172
Myrmex — Names: MyrmexMyrmex, servant of AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1720
al-Nābulusī — Names: al-Nābulusīal-Nābulusī, surveyor of FayyumURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1721
al-Naḍr ibn al-Ḥārith ibn Kaladah al-Thaqafī — Names: al-Naḍr ibn al-Ḥārith ibn Kaladah al-Thaqafīal-Naḍr ibn al-Ḥārith ibn Kaladah al-Thaqafī, opponent of the Prophet MuḥammadURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1722
Nāfiʿ — Names: NāfiʿNāfiʿ, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1723
Nāfiʿ — Names: NāfiʿNāfiʿ, servant of Khālid ibn al-Muhājir ibn Khālid ibn al-WalīdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1724
Nāfiʿ ibn al-Ḥārith ibn Kaladah — Names: Nāfiʿ ibn al-Ḥārith ibn KaladahNāfiʿ ibn al-Ḥārith ibn Kaladah, son of the slave-girl Sumayyah and, probably, the physician al-Ḥārith ibn KaladahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1725
Nafīs al-Dīn ibn al-Zubayr, al-Qāḍī — Names: Nafīs al-Dīn ibn al-Zubayr, al-QāḍīNafīs al-Dīn ibn al-ZubayrNafīs al-Dīn ibn al-Zubayr, al-Qāḍī, pupil of Ibn Shūʿah and al-Shaykh al-Sadīd Raʿīs al-Ṭibb (b. 555 `or` 556/1160)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1726
Najāḥ al-Sharābī, Najm al-Dawlah Abū l-Yumn — Names: Najāḥ al-Sharābī, Najm al-Dawlah Abū l-YumnNajāḥ al-Sharābī, Najm al-Dawlah Abū l-Yumn (d. 615/1218), official at the caliphal courtURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1727
al-Najāshī al-Ḥārithī — Names: al-Najāshī al-Ḥārithīal-Najāshī al-Ḥārithī, 1st/7th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1728
al-Dīn Abū Ḥāmid Najm al-Dīn Abū l-Fatḥ Shāh Ghāzī Malik Shāh — Names: al-Dīn Abū Ḥāmid Najm al-Dīn Abū l-Fatḥ Shāh Ghāzī Malik Shāhal-Dīn Abū Ḥāmid Najm al-Dīn Abū l-Fatḥ Shāh Ghāzī Malik Shāh, son of Ṭughril BegURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1729
Abū Ghālib al-ʿAṭṭār — Names: Abū Ghālib al-ʿAṭṭārAbū Ghālib al-ʿAṭṭār, protector of Ibn SīnāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/173
Najm al-Dīn Abū l-Ghanāʾim Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Muʿallim al-Hurthī — Names: Najm al-Dīn Abū l-Ghanāʾim Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Muʿallim al-HurthīNajm al-Dīn Abū l-Ghanāʾim Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Muʿallim al-Hurthī, poet of WāsiṭURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1730
Najīb al-Dīn Asʿad al-Hamadānī (`or` al-Hamadhānī) — Names: Najīb al-Dīn Asʿad al-Hamadānī (`or` al-Hamadhānī)Najīb al-Dīn Asʿad al-Hamadānī (`or` al-Hamadhānī), philosopher from PersiaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1731
Najm al-Dīn Ayyūb — Names: Najm al-Dīn AyyūbNajm al-Dīn Ayyūb, father of Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn (Saladin)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1732
Najm al-Dīn Ḥamzah ibn ʿĀbid al-Ṣarkhadī — Names: Najm al-Dīn Ḥamzah ibn ʿĀbid al-ṢarkhadīNajm al-Dīn Ḥamzah ibn ʿĀbid al-Ṣarkhadī, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1733
Najm al-Dīn ibn al-Lubūdī — Names: Najm al-Dīn ibn al-Lubūdīal-Ṣāḥib Najm al-Dīn ibn al-LubūdīNajm al-Dīn ibn al-Lubūdī, physician son of Shams al-Dīn ibn al-LubūdīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1734
Najm al-Dīn ibn al-Minfākh, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Abī l-Fāḍl Asʿad ibn Ḥulwān — Names: Najm al-Dīn ibn al-Minfākh, Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Abī l-Fāḍl Asʿad ibn ḤulwānNajm al-Dīn ibn al-MinfākhNajm al Dīn ibn al Minfākh Abū l ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Abī l Fāḍl Asʿad ibn Ḥulwān nicknamed the son of the singer physician...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1735
Najm al-Dīn al-Qamrāwī, Abū l-Faḍāʾil Mūsā ibn Muḥammad ibn Mūsā ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā al-Kinānī — Names: Najm al-Dīn al-Qamrāwī, Abū l-Faḍāʾil Mūsā ibn Muḥammad ibn Mūsā ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā al-KinānīNajm al Dīn al Qamrāwī Abū l Faḍāʾil Mūsā ibn Muḥammad ibn Mūsā ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā al Kinānī d 651 1253 student of...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1736
Najm al-Dīn ʿUmar ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Kuraydī, al-Qāḍī — Names: Najm al-Dīn ʿUmar ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Kuraydī, al-QāḍīNajm al-Dīn ʿUmar ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Kuraydī, al-QāḍīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1737
Najm al-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Sharaf al-Dīn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Asfizārī — Names: Najm al-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Sharaf al-Dīn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-AsfizārīNajm al-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Sharaf al-Dīn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-AsfizārīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1738
Najm ibn Ṭarafah — Names: Najm ibn ṬarafahNajm ibn Ṭarafah, master falconerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1739
Abū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Sahl ibn Bashrān al-Naḥwī al-Wāsiṭī — Names: Abū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Sahl ibn Bashrān al-Naḥwī al-WāsiṭīAbū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Sahl ibn Bashrān al-Naḥwī al-Wāsiṭī, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/174
Nakīr — Names: NakīrNakīr, Islamic angelURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1740
Nāqil al-Hindī — Names: Nāqil al-HindīNāqil al-HindīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1741
Narses the Roman — Names: Narses the RomanNarses the Roman, late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1742
al-Nāshiʾ al-Akbar, Abū l-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mālik al-Anbārī — Names: al-Nāshiʾ al-Akbar, Abū l-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mālik al-Anbārīal Nāshiʾ al Akbar Abū l ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mālik al Anbārī also known as Ibn Shirshīr d...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1743
Nasīm — Names: NasīmNasīm, servant of Aḥmad ibn ṬūlūnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1744
Nasīm, al-Sitt (Lady) — Names: Nasīm, al-Sitt (Lady)Nasīm, al-Sitt (Lady), a woman of Baghdad writing letters on behalf of al-Nāṣir li-Dīn AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1745
al-Nāṣir — Names: al-Nāṣiral-Nāṣir, unidentified rulerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1746
Naṣīr al-Dawlah — Names: Naṣīr al-DawlahNaṣīr al-Dawlah, perhaps = Naṣr al-Dawlah Abū Naṣr Aḥmad ibn Marwān, prince of the Marwānid dynasty of Diyarbakr (d. 463/1061)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1747
Nāṣir al-Dawlah, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAbd Allāh — Names: Nāṣir al-Dawlah, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAbd AllāhNāṣir al-Dawlah, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAbd Allāh, prince of the Ḥamdānid dynasty (d. 357/968?)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1748
Naṣīr al-Dawlah ibn Marwān — Names: Naṣīr al-Dawlah ibn MarwānNaṣīr al-Dawlah ibn Marwān, Marwānid ruler of Diyār Bakr (d. 489/1096)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1749
Abū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn al-Mubārak ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Maymūn — Names: Abū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn al-Mubārak ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn MaymūnAbū Ghālib Muḥammad ibn al-Mubārak ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Maymūn, transmitterURI: https://usaybia.net/person/175
Naṣīr al-Dīn — Names: Naṣīr al-DīnNaṣīr al-Dīn, unidentifiedURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1750
Nāṣir al-Dīn ibn Yaghmūr — Names: Nāṣir al-Dīn ibn YaghmūrNāṣir al-Dīn ibn Yaghmūr, head of the household of the Ayyubid ruler al-Malik al-Ṣāliḥ IsmāʿīlURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1751
Naṣīr al-Dīn Nāṣir ibn Mahdī al-ʿAlawī al-Rāzī — Names: Naṣīr al-Dīn Nāṣir ibn Mahdī al-ʿAlawī al-RāzīNaṣīr al-Dīn Nāṣir ibn Mahdī al-ʿAlawī al-Rāzī (d. 617/1220), vizierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1752
Nāṣir al-Dīn Zikrī `or` Zakarī — Names: Nāṣir al-Dīn Zikrī `or` ZakarīNāṣir al-Dīn Zikrī `or` Zakarī, Ayyubid emir also known as Ibn ʿUlaymah, companion to al-Malik al-Ṣāliḥ Najm al-Dīn AyyūbURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1753
Nāṣir ibn Ismāʿīl, al-Sharīf Abū Ṭālib — Names: Nāṣir ibn Ismāʿīl, al-Sharīf Abū ṬālibNāṣir ibn Ismāʿīl, al-Sharīf Abū ṬālibURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1754
al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh — Names: al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāhal-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Abbasid caliph (`reg.` 575–622/1180–1223)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1755
Naṣr al-Dawlah Aḥmad ibn Marwān — Names: Naṣr al-Dawlah Aḥmad ibn MarwānNaṣr al-Dawlah Aḥmad ibn Marwān, Marwānid ruler of Mayyāfāriqīn and Diyār Bakr (`reg.` 401–453/1010–1060–1)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1756
Naṣr ibn Manṣūr ibn Bassām — Names: Naṣr ibn Manṣūr ibn BassāmNaṣr ibn Manṣūr ibn Bassām, grandfather of 3rd/9th-c. poet Ibn BassāmURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1757
Nasṭās ibn Jurayj — Names: Nasṭās ibn JurayjNasṭās ibn Jurayj – Christian physician practised during the reign of al-Ikhshīd ibn ṬughjURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1758
Abū Ghānim — Names: Abū GhānimAbū Ghānim, father of Abū MuslimURI: https://usaybia.net/person/176
al-Nawbakhtī, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan — Names: al-Nawbakhtī, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasanal-Nawbakhtī, Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan (d. between 300/912 and 310/922), Imamite scholar and translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1760
Naẓīf al-Qass al-Rūmī — Names: Naẓīf al-Qass al-RūmīNaẓīf al-Qass al-RūmīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1761
Nebrus Names: NebrusNebrus, ancestor of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1762
Nebuchadnezzar — Names: NebuchadnezzarNebuchadnezzar, king of BabylonURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1763
Nemesius Names: NemesiusNemesius, 4th-c. author confused with Gregory of NyssaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1764
Nero — Names: NeroNero, 1st-c. Roman emperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1766
Nerva — Names: NervaNerva, 1st-c. Roman emperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1767
Nicanor of Stagira — Names: Nicanor of StagiraNicanor of Stagira, commander under Alexander the GreatURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1768
Nicolaus — Names: NicolausNicolaus, late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1769
Abū Ghānim al-ʿAbbās ibn Sunbāṭ — Names: Abū Ghānim al-ʿAbbās ibn SunbāṭAbū Ghānim al-ʿAbbās ibn Sunbāṭ, Biṭrīq al-BaṭāriqahURI: https://usaybia.net/person/177
Nicolaus Damascenus — Names: Nicolaus DamascenusNicolaus DamascenusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1770
Nicomachus — Names: NicomachusNicomachus, father of Aristotle (wrongly identified as Nicomachus of Gerasa)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1771
Nicomachus of Gerasa — Names: Nicomachus of GerasaNicomachus of Gerasa, mathematician (d. AⅮ120)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1772
Nicus — Names: NicusNicus, nicknamed ‘the One-eyed’, fabricator of works supposedly by PythagorasURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1773
Nifṭawayh, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad — Names: Nifṭawayh, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Ibrāhīm ibn MuḥammadNifṭawayh, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad, grammarian (244–323/858– 935)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1774
al-Nīlī, Abū Sahl Saʿīd ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz — Names: al-Nīlī, Abū Sahl Saʿīd ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīzal-Nīlīal-Nīlī, Abū Sahl Saʿīd ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, physician and man of letters (d. 420/1020)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1775
Nimrod — Names: NimrodNimrod, son of CushURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1776
Ninus — Names: NinusNinus, son of Belus, mythical founder of NinevehURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1777
Niqūlā — Names: NiqūlāNiqūlā, Byzantine monk collaborator in the Andalusī translation of `De Materia Medica`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1778
Nitaforas — Names: NitaforasNitaforas, fictional Greek prince, son of King RufistanesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1779
Abū l-Ghawth ibn Niḥrīr al-Munayḥī — Names: Abū l-Ghawth ibn Niḥrīr al-MunayḥīAbū l-Ghawth ibn Niḥrīr al-Munayḥī, 4th– 5th/10th–11th-c. poetURI: https://usaybia.net/person/178
(al-)Niẓām — Names: (al-)Niẓām(al-)Niẓām, possibly the famous Seljuq statesman Niẓām al-Mulk (d. 485/1092)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1780
al-Niẓām — Names: al-Niẓāmal-Niẓām, unidentified (6th/12th c.)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1781
Nizār ibn Maʿadd ibn ʿAdnān — Names: Nizār ibn Maʿadd ibn ʿAdnānNizār ibn Maʿadd ibn ʿAdnān, legendary ancestor of one of the main branches of the ‘Northern Arabs’URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1782
Nūfashal (`or` Nāfashal or `T-w-q-sh-t-l` or Tūqashtal or Tugashtal or Fūfasal) — Names: Nūfashal (`or` Nāfashal or `T-w-q-sh-t-l` or Tūqashtal or Tugashtal or Fūfasal)Nūfashal (`or` Nāfashal or `T-w-q-sh-t-l` or Tūqashtal or Tugashtal or Fūfasal), unidentified Indian medical authorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1783
Nūḥ ibn Manṣūr — Names: Nūḥ ibn ManṣūrNūḥ ibn Manṣūr (`reg.` 366–387/977–97), Samanid emir of TransoxianaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1784
Numenius Names: NumeniusNumenius, 2nd-c. AⅮ Platonist philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1785
Nūr al-Dīn ibn Jamāl al-Dīn ibn Artaq `or` Artuq — Names: Nūr al-Dīn ibn Jamāl al-Dīn ibn Artaq `or` ArtuqNūr al-Dīn ibn Jamāl al-Dīn ibn Artaq `or` Artuq, ruler of ḤīnīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1786
Nuṣayr (`or` Naṣīr) al-Ḥalabī — Names: Nuṣayr (`or` Naṣīr) al-ḤalabīNuṣayr (`or` Naṣīr) al-Ḥalabī, unidentifiedURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1787
Nuṣrat al-Dīn ibn Jahān Pahlawān ibn Shams al-Dīn Eldigüz Names: Nuṣrat al-Dīn ibn Jahān Pahlawān ibn Shams al-Dīn EldigüzNuṣrat al-Dīn ibn Jahān Pahlawān ibn Shams al-Dīn Eldigüz, ruler of Azerbaijan (d. 582/1186)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1788
Olympiodorus Names: OlympiodorusOlympiodorus, 5th-c. philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1789
Abū l-Ghiṭrīf al-Biṭrīq — Names: Abū l-Ghiṭrīf al-BiṭrīqAbū l-Ghiṭrīf al-Biṭrīq, patriarch of ArmeniaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/179
Olympius — Names: OlympiusOlympius, slave belonging to AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1790
Oribasius — Names: OribasiusOribasius, 4th-c. physician to Julian the ApostateURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1791
Orosius — Names: OrosiusOrosius, late 4th/early 5th-c. author of `Historiae adversum paganos`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1792
Otho — Names: OthoOtho, 1st-c. Roman emperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1793
Palladius — Names: PalladiusPalladius, late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1794
Pamphilianus — Names: PamphilianusPamphilianus, dedicatee of GalenURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1795
Panaetius of Rhodes Names: Panaetius of RhodesPanaetius of Rhodes, 2nd-c. BC Stoic philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1796
Pantacles — Names: PantaclesPantacles, Empiricist physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1797
Parmenides — Names: ParmenidesParmenides, Presocratic philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1798
Patrophilus Names: PatrophilusPatrophilus, dedicatee of GalenURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1799
ʿAbd Allāh ibn Bībī — Names: ʿAbd Allāh ibn BībīʿAbd Allāh ibn Bībī, host of Ibn Sīnā at IsfahanURI: https://usaybia.net/person/18
Abū Ḥafṣ al-Kirmānī — Names: Abū Ḥafṣ al-KirmānīAbū Ḥafṣ al-Kirmānī, author of `Akhbār al- Barāmikah`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/180
Paul — Names: PaulPaul, apostleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1800
Paul of Aegina — Names: Paul of AeginaPaul of Aegina, 7th-c. physician and author of `Collectiones medicae`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1801
Paulus — Names: PaulusPaulus, physician of antiquity, pupil of GhūrusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1802
Pelops — Names: PelopsPelops, Dogmatist teacher of GalenURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1803
Perdiccas — Names: PerdiccasPerdiccas, 5th-c. BC king of MacedoniaURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1804
Perennis — Names: PerennisPerennis, Tigidius, 2nd-c. praetorian prefectURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1805
Perictione Names: PerictionePerictione, pen-name of an author who wrote in the style of PythagorasURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1806
Persius Names: PersiusPersius, late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1807
Peter — Names: PeterPeter, apostleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1808
Peter ⅠⅠ Names: Peter ⅠⅠPeter ⅠⅠ, king of AragonURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1809
Abū Ḥafṣ ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā al-Hintātī (`or` Īntī) — Names: Abū Ḥafṣ ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā al-Hintātī (`or` Īntī)Abū Ḥafṣ ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā al-Hintātī (`or` Īntī), companion of Ibn TūmartURI: https://usaybia.net/person/181
Pethion the Translator — Names: Pethion the TranslatorPethion the Translator, author of a lost ecclesiastical history (active 2nd half 9th c.)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1810
Petrus — Names: PetrusPetrus, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1811
Phaedo — Names: PhaedoPhaedo, friend of SocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1812
Phaenarete — Names: PhaenaretePhaenarete, father of Praxitela and grandfather of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1813
Phaestis — Names: PhaestisPhaestis, mother of AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1814
Phalaris Names: PhalarisPhalaris, 6th-c. BC tyrant of Akragas (the modern Agrigento) in SicilyURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1815
Phanias — Names: PhaniasPhanias, physician of antiquity, pupil of Plato the PhysicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1816
Pherecydes of Syrus — Names: Pherecydes of SyrusPherecydes of Syrus, early cosmologist, teacher of PythagorasURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1817
Philadelphus — Names: PhiladelphusPhiladelphus, Ptolemy ⅠⅠ Philadelphus, ruler of Egypt 283–46BCURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1818
Philagrius — Names: PhilagriusPhilagrius, 3rd–4th-c. medical authorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1819
Abū l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf — Names: Abū l-Ḥajjāj YūsufAbū l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf, Shihāb al-Dīn, oculist in Egypt, teacher of ⅠAU’s father ca. 1200URI: https://usaybia.net/person/182
Philinus of Kos — Names: Philinus of KosPhilinus of Kos, founder of Empiricist sect (active 260BC)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1820
Philip — Names: PhilipPhilip, king of Macedon, father of Alexander the GreatURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1821
Philip Arrhidaeus Names: Philip ArrhidaeusPhilip Arrhidaeus, half-brother of Alexander the GreatURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1822
Philo — Names: PhiloPhilo, slave belonging to AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1823
Philo (or Philon) of Tarsus — Names: Philo (or Philon) of TarsusPhilo (or Philon) of Tarsus, 1st-c. pharmacologistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1824
Philocles Names: PhiloclesPhilocles, 5th-c. BC tragedianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1825
Philotimus — Names: PhilotimusPhilotimus, Dogmatist physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1826
Phlegyas Names: PhlegyasPhlegyas, father of Coronis, the mother of AsclepiusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1827
Piso — Names: PisoPiso, dedicatee of GalenURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1828
Plato — Names: PlatoPlato, 4th-c. BC philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1829
Abū l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf ibn Mūrāṭīr — Names: Abū l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf ibn MūrāṭīrAbū l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf ibn Mūrāṭīr, Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/183
Plato the Physician — Names: Plato the PhysicianPlato the Physician, legendary ancient Greek physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1830
Pliny the Younger Names: Pliny the YoungerPliny the Younger, 1st/2nd-c. courtierURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1831
Plotinus Names: PlotinusPlotinusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1832
Plutarch of Athens — Names: Plutarch of AthensPlutarch of Athens, Neoplatonist philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1833
Plutarch of Chaeronea — Names: Plutarch of ChaeroneaPlutarch of Chaeronea (ca. 45–120)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1834
Podalirus Names: PodalirusPodalirus, son of AsclepiusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1835
Polemon — Names: PolemonPolemon, 2nd-c. Greek noblemanURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1836

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Thus

"ʿAbdishoʿ I"  
returns only one result with that exact phrase, while several results are found for the words "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "I".

Proximity Characters

To find two or more words which occur within a specified range of each other, one can append the character "~" followed by a number to an "Exact Phrase" search. This allows one to search for two or more words that occur within a specified distance of each other as defined by number of words.

Thus

"Jacob+Bishop"~2  
finds three results in which the words "Jacob" and "Bishop" occur within two words of each other: "Jacob , bishop of Nisibin", "Jacob, bishop of Phesilta", and "Jacob , bishop of ‛Ānah" while a simple search for "Jacob Bishop" returns many more results.