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== | == Biographical collections == | ||
Research use: Establish individual identity, vital information, and relationships. | |||
==References== | Record type: Biographies of Islamic scholars and jurists [''ulama''] as well as literary, bureaucratic, and commercial men of distinction. Some of these dictionaries are published, others are not. | ||
Time period: 800 to present. | |||
Contents: Names of notable persons, parentage, death and often birth dates, positions, education and accomplishments, relationships (especially to other notable persons). | |||
Location: National Archives in Amman and at local mosque libraries. | |||
Population coverage: About 10%; limited to notable persons. | |||
Reliability: Good. | |||
Accessibility: Limited to those who can visit mosque libraries.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Jordan,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2000.</ref> | |||
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Biographical collections[edit | edit source]
Research use: Establish individual identity, vital information, and relationships.
Record type: Biographies of Islamic scholars and jurists [ulama] as well as literary, bureaucratic, and commercial men of distinction. Some of these dictionaries are published, others are not.
Time period: 800 to present.
Contents: Names of notable persons, parentage, death and often birth dates, positions, education and accomplishments, relationships (especially to other notable persons).
Location: National Archives in Amman and at local mosque libraries.
Population coverage: About 10%; limited to notable persons.
Reliability: Good.
Accessibility: Limited to those who can visit mosque libraries.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Jordan,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2000.