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SUMMARY:The Doubts of Ibn al-Shibl al-Baghdādī (d. 474/1081–2)\, Poet\
 , Philosopher\, and Physician - Professor Geert Jan van Gelder (Oxford)
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DESCRIPTION:Ibn al-Shibl al-Baghdādī has an entry in the famous book on 
 physicians by Ibn Abī Uṣaybi'ah\, 'Uyūn al-Anbā' fī ṭabaqāt al-a
 ṭibbā'. He was\, however\, more famous as a poet than as a physician an
 d Ibn Abī Uṣaybi'ah\, who apparently includes him mainly because he lik
 es poetry\, quotes many fragments and some longer poems. One of these will
  be discussed in some detail. It is a somewhat unusual piece\, of the genr
 e called ḥikmah\, in which the poet seems to question God’s decision t
 o create the world and mankind. Like Abū l-'Alā' al-Ma'arrī\, whom he r
 esembles to some extent\, he expresses doubts about the Hereafter and abou
 t bodily resurrection.
LOCATION:Room 8+9\, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
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