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 Ibn 114 Ibrahim Tinder the suspicion of heresy, he was deprived of his posts, and thrown into prison, from whence he was at last delivered and reinstated in his office of jndge. He wrote a treatise on the art of physic, an Epitome of Ptolemy's Almagest, a treatise on astrology, and many amorous verses ; but when he grew old, he threw the three last into the fire. As to religion, his opinions were, that Christianity is absurd ; Judaism, the religion of children ; and Muhammadanism, the religion of swine. The best edition of his works is that of Venice, published in 1608. He is said to have died in 595 A. H., corresponding with 1199 A. D., but Lampriere in his Universal Biography says, that he died at Morocco in 1206 A. D. surname of Abu Nasr 'Abdul Said-bin-Muhammad, author of the " Uddat-ul-'Alim Wat Tarik-ul-Salim." He died 1084 A. D., 477 A. H. Ibn-Sad, l^J, author of the Tabakat. Ibn-Sina, W^', vide Abu Sfna. Ibn-Shahab-uz-Zohri, iSj^^^ v't" an Arabian author who flourished during the Khilafat of 'Umar-ibn- 'Abdul 'Aziz. Ibn-Siraj, jrlr** u;^^ whose proper name is Abu Bakr Muhammad, was an Arabian author, and died in 928 A. D. 316 A. H. Ibn-Ukba, surname of Jamal-uddm Ahmad, author of the "TTmdat-ut-Talib." He died 1424 A. D., 828 A. H. Ibn-Ukda, 8*^* uH', Abu'l'Abbas Ahmad-bin-Mu- hammad. Ibn-ul-Arabi, vide Ibn-Arabi. Ibn-ul-Hajar,^^''' cH^ vide Ibn-Hajar. Ibn-vil-Jazari-bin-Muhammad, t5i>?^' an Ara- bian author who died in the year 1430 A. D., 833 A. H. Ibn-tll-Khasliab, v'~*' ' O^'j whose proper name is Abu Muhammad 'Abdullah, was an excellent penman. He died at Baghdad in 1172 A. D., 567 A. H. Ibn-ul-ETimi, ij^JJ^^ a famous Arabian poet who was co-temporary with Avicenna. He is the author of a Dfwan in Arabic. Ibn-Ul-Warda, -^JJ^^ C/^'j author of an Arabic history called "Mukhtasir Jama-ut-Tawarikh," a valuable gen- eral history from 1097 to 1543 A. D. Ibn-Tis-Saleh., CJ^Ij whose proper name is Abu 'Amru 'Usman-bin-'Abdur Eahman-ash-Shahrzuri, author of a collection of decisions according to the doctrine of Shafa'i, entitled "Fatawa Ibn-us-Saleh." He died in 1244 A. D., 642 A. H. Ibn-Yemin, cj^', a celebrated poet, whose proper name was Amir Mahm-dd, which see. Ibn-Yunas, c^'^i^.^, astronomer to the Khah'f of Egypt, J who observed three eclipses with such care, that by means of them, we are enabled to determine the quantity of the moon's acceleration since that time. He lived about a century or more after Al-Batani. Ibn-Zohr, ^^^ vide Abdul Malik Ibn-Zohr. Ibn-Zuryk, "-^^-^ c:^;^ Tanuki, an author. Xbrabim; the patriarch Abraham. Ibrahim, ^^Ir^l, an emperor of the Moors of Africa in the 12th century, who was dethroned by his subjects, and his crown usurped by 'Abdul Mumin. Ibrahim, Sultan, ej'^^'-', emperor of the Turks, was the son of Ahmad (Achmat). He succeeded his bro- ther Murad IV (Amarath) in February, 1640 A. D., 1049 A. H., and spent a great part of his reign in the war of Crete against the Venetians, but without any great suc- cess. He was assassinated for his debaucheries and re- peated cruelties in 1649 A. D., 1059 A. H. His son Mu- hammad IV, succeeded him. Ibrahim, (♦i*L;^', the son of Alashtar, killed in 690 A. D., 71 A. H., in a battle fought between the khalff 'Abdul Malik and Misaa'b the brother of 'Abdullah, the son of Zubair whose faithful friend he was. Ibrahim, ^i^hi^, the son of Ibrahim Mahran, a very famous doctor of the sect of Shafa'i, and author of several works. Ibrahim Adham, /^*b^'j a king of Balkh, who retired from the world, became a Dervish and died be- tween the years 875 and 880, aged 110 years. It is said that he saw in a dream, a man on the top of a house looking for something. He asked him, what he was look- ing for ? The man replied, that he had lost his camel. What a fool you must be, said the king, to be looking for your camel on the roof of a house. The man rejoined, And what a fool you must be to look for God in the cares and troubles of a crown ! Ibrahim from that day abdi- cated his throne, and became a wandering Dervish. Ibrahim 'Adil Shah I, i^Ji^^ (♦i*^, Sultan of Bi- jap6r, sumamed Abti'l Nasr, son of Ismail 'AdQ Shah, succeeded his brother Mallu Adil Shah, on the throne of Bijapur in the Dakhan in 1535 A. D., 941 A. H. He married the daughter of 'Ala-uddin 'Imad Shah, named Eabia Sultana in 1543 A. D., 950 A. H., reigned 24 lun^r years and some months, and died in 1558 A. D., 965 A. H. He was buried at Ktiki near the tombs of his father and grandfather, and was succeeded by his son 'All 'AdU Shkh. Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II, gl^bl* ofBijapiir, sumamed Abu'l Muzafiar, was the son of Tahmasp the brother of 'AH 'Adil Shah, whom he succeeded in April, 1580 A. D., Safar, 988 A. H., being then only in his ninth year. The management of public affairs was given to Kamal Khan Dakhanf, and Chand Bibi Sultana, widow of the late king, was entrusted with the care of the education of the minor monarch. For some time Kamal Khan behaved with due moderation in his office ; but at length was guilty of some violence towards Chand Sul- tana, who turned her thoughts to effect his destruction. She secretly sent a message to Hajf Kishwar Kian, an officer of high rank, who caused him to be murdered. After this event Kishwar Khan, by the support and pa- tronage of Chand Bfbi, grasped the authority of the State, and ruled with uncontrolled sway, till he was assassinated. Akhlas Khan next assumed the regency ; but after some time he was seized by Dilawar Khan, who put out his eyes, and became regent of the empire. He was expelled by the king in 1590 A. D., and his eyes put out and himself confined in 1592 A. D. Ibrahim 'Adil Shah died after a reign of more than 38 lunar years in 1626 A. D., 1036 A. H., and was succeeded by his son Muhammad 'Adil Shah. The first building of any importance we meet at Bijapur, is the Ibrahim Eauza, the tomb of Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II. On a high-raised platform of stone, separated by a square, in the midst of which is a houz or fountain, stand the rouza and mosque opposite each other, and corresponding in size and contour. The tomb is most elaborately ornamented, the walls being covered