Index of Persons

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    Wildcard Characters:

    Given the prevalence of variant spellings in names, using Wildcard Characters may help.

    "?" can be inserted as a variant for any single character.

    Thus a search for:

    G?wargis  
    returns results which contain either "Gewargis" or "Giwargis".

    Similarly a search for:

    M?r  
    returns results which contain either "Mar" or "Mor".

    "*" can be inserted as a variant for multiple characters or a truncated word.

    Thus a search for:

    Dayr*  
    returns results for "Dayr" and "Dayro" and more.

    Similarly a search for

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    returns results for "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "ʿAbda" and more.

    Note: Because the sources we quote use a variety of transliteration formats, Syriaca.org ignores diacritics and punctuation in searching; for example, use of "ʿ" is not required to find results with this diacritical mark.

    Fuzzy Search Character

    Appending the character "~" after a word returns results for words that are close but not exact matches.

    Thus a search for

    Aba~  
    returns results which contain "Aba" but also "Abi", "Saba", "Aha", and other words that are "fuzzy" matches for "Aba".

    Exact Phrase Searches

    To find an exact phrase, it should be enclosed in double quotes.

    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.

    Results (15)

    al-Khabūshānī — Names: al-Khabūshānīal-Khabūshānī, Najm al-Dīn, theologian, supporter of SaladinURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1374
    al-Mufīd, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Nuʿmān al-Ḥārithī al-ʿUkbarī — Names: al-Mufīd, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Nuʿmān al-Ḥārithī al-ʿUkbarīal-Mufīd, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Nuʿmān al-Ḥārithī al-ʿUkbarī, Imāmī Shiite theologian (d. 413/1032)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1593
    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
    al-Muʿtamar ibn al-ʿAssāl — Names: al-Muʿtamar ibn al-ʿAssālal-Muʿtamar ibn al-ʿAssāl, theologianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1694
    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
    al-Qāḍī al-Nuʿmān — Names: al-Qāḍī al-Nuʿmānal-Qāḍī al-Nuʿmān (d. 363/ 974), theologian and qadi of the Fatimid caliph Muʿizz liDīn AllāhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1863
    Abū l-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī — Names: Abū l-Ḥasan al-BaṣrīAbū l-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (? = Abū l-Ḥusayn al-Baṣrī, Muʿtazilite theologian)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/198
    Abū l-Hudhayl Muḥammad ibn al-Hudhayl al-ʿAllāf al-Baṣrī — Names: Abū l-Hudhayl Muḥammad ibn al-Hudhayl al-ʿAllāf al-BaṣrīAbū l-Hudhayl Muḥammad ibn al-Hudhayl al-ʿAllāf al-Baṣrī, 3rd/9th-c. Muʿtazilite theologianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/218
    Yaḥyā ibn ʿAdī — Names: Yaḥyā ibn ʿAdīYaḥyā ibn ʿAdī, Christian philosopher and theologian (d. 363/974)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2299
    al-Naẓẓām — Names: al-Naẓẓāmal-Naẓẓām, Muʿtazilite theologian, (d. between 220/835 and 230/845)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/2389
    Abū l-Ṭayyib Azhar ibn al-Nuʿmān — Names: Abū l-Ṭayyib Azhar ibn al-NuʿmānAbū l Ṭayyib Azhar ibn al Nuʿmān unidentified contemporary of Ibn Riḍwān `or` = the Shi ite theologian Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad b Muḥammad...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/366
    al-Āmidī, Sayf al-Dīn Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Sālim al-Taghlibī al-Āmidī — Names: al-Āmidī, Sayf al-Dīn Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Sālim al-Taghlibī al-ĀmidīSayf al-Dīn al-Āmidīal Āmidī Sayf al Dīn Abū l Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Sālim al Taghlibī al Āmidī theologian and philosopher d...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/494
    Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī, Ibn Khaṭīb al-Rayy — Names: Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī, Ibn Khaṭīb al-RayyIbn Khaṭīb al-Rayy (Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī)Fakhr al Dīn al Rāzī Ibn Khaṭīb al Rayy The Son of the Preacher of Rayy philosopher and theologian author of the monumental Qurʾanic...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/762
    al-Ghazālī, Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad al-Ṭūsī — Names: al-Ghazālī, Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad al-Ṭūsīal-Ghazālī, Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad al-Ṭūsī (d. 505/1111), philosopher and theologianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/797
    Hippolytus Names: HippolytusHippolytus, 3rd-c. theologianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/888

      Search Tips

      For best results, users are recommended to use the advanced search functions. Search results can also be improved by the use of the the following Boolean search characters:

      Wildcard Characters:

      Given the prevalence of variant spellings in names, using Wildcard Characters may help.

      "?" can be inserted as a variant for any single character.

      Thus a search for:

      G?wargis  
      returns results which contain either "Gewargis" or "Giwargis".

      Similarly a search for:

      M?r  
      returns results which contain either "Mar" or "Mor".

      "*" can be inserted as a variant for multiple characters or a truncated word.

      Thus a search for:

      Dayr*  
      returns results for "Dayr" and "Dayro" and more.

      Similarly a search for

      Ab*  
      returns results for "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "ʿAbda" and more.

      Note: Because the sources we quote use a variety of transliteration formats, Syriaca.org ignores diacritics and punctuation in searching; for example, use of "ʿ" is not required to find results with this diacritical mark.

      Fuzzy Search Character

      Appending the character "~" after a word returns results for words that are close but not exact matches.

      Thus a search for

      Aba~  
      returns results which contain "Aba" but also "Abi", "Saba", "Aha", and other words that are "fuzzy" matches for "Aba".

      Exact Phrase Searches

      To find an exact phrase, it should be enclosed in double quotes.

      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.