Muhammad Aufi

Zahiriddin Nasr Muhammad Aufi (* 1175 in Bukhara, † 1230 in Delhi ), was a Persian historian and author. In Oman, Kenya, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain still live families who derive their descent from him.

Names Identification

The name Aufis survives in different variants. In the English and French secondary literature it is called Zahiriddin Nasr Muhammad Aufi, but also Muhammad ' Awfi. The Persian name is specified with Sadiduddin Muhammad Aufi ( سدید الدین محمد عوفی ). To find is also Mohammad ben Mohammad Aufi, Dschemalledin Muhammad el- Off you and Sadid ad -Did Muhammad al- Off you al - Buhari.

Life

Off you were born during the heyday of Islam in Bukhara and spent many years traveling, which he used for research and teaching. Stages of his travels were Khorasan, Khorezm, Samarkand, Merv, Nishapur, Sistan and Ghazni. Finally, he should have fled because of the Mongol invasion to India. There he found at the court of the Prince of Sind, Sultan Qubaca, recording. After Qubaca was defeated in 1228 by Iltutmysh, Aufi served until his death the new authorities.

Works

From Aufis works are now only two problems: the Lubabu'l - Albab ( The quintessence of the heart) and Djawami ' u'l - Hikayat ( story collection ). From two additional plants we know because they are mentioned elsewhere. It was a story Turkestan princes and a book about the properties of things. From a fifth plant, the Madayih al -Sultan, fragments survive.

The most important work Aufis Lubabu'l - Albab is regarded today, a collection of approximately 300 poet biographies. Broken down, the book is according to the original occupations of the respective poet. It is still used today as a historical source, although its value in use is also considered critical because of the stylistic and structural defects. The book was completed in 1221 and was vizier Nasiriddin Ghobajeh ( ناصر الدین قباجه ) dedicated to the Prince Qubaca served. In the book you will also find the first mention of a compass in the Islamic literature. In his second major work, the Djawami ' u'l - Hikayat, is a collection of anecdotes in 2113. It provides a wealth of information from the mythical period to the reign of the Abbasid Caliph Al- Mustansir. Among countless other one finds the description of elephants and strange birds. Off you also discusses the medical use of animal organs and quoted in this context Dioscorides. The oldest manuscript is still preserved in the French National Library, and dates from the year 1232.

Swell

• Encyclopedia of World Literature, Alfred Kröner Verlag, Stuttgart (1995 ), ISBN 3-520-80702-5