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ALI IBN RABBAN AL-TABARI

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Ali Bin Rabban's surname was Abu al-Hasan, the full name being Abu al-Hasan Ali Bin Sahl Rabban al-Tabari. Born in 838 C.E. his father Sahl hailed from a respectable Jew family. The nobility and sympathy inherent in his very nature soon endeared him to his countrymen so much so that they used to call him Rabban which implies "my leader". Ali received his education in the disciplines of Medical science and calligraphy from his able father Sahl and attained perfection in these fields. He had also mastered Syriac and Greek languages to a high degree of proficiency. On the Quran he said: "When I was a Christian I used to say, as did an uncle of mine who was one of the learned and eloquent men, that eloquence is not one of the signs of prophet-hood because it is common to all the peoples; but when I discarded (blind) imitation and (old) customs and gave up adhering to (mere) habit and training and reflected upon the meanings of the Qur'an I came to know that...

Tipu Sultan

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Tipu Sultan ( ٹیپو سلطان ) was the eldest son of Haider Ali ( حیدرعلی ) and his mother’s name was Fakhr-un-Nissa ( فخرالنسا‏‏‎ء ), born on 20th November 1750 A.D. at Devanahalli. Haider Ali ( حیدرعلی ) named his son after a great Sufi saint namely Tipu Mastan Aulia ( ٹیپومستان اولیاء ) Academic & Military Education  Haider Ali gave good education to his son Tipu Sultan ۔( ٹیپو سلطان )Right from his early years he was trained in the art of warfare He received military education from Ghazi-Khan who was a great warrior and also a military officer in the army of Haider Ali and at the age of 15 he used to accompany his father Haider Ali, (the ruler of Mysore  میسور ), to different military campaigns, participating in the wars that were fought by his father. Tipu Sultan ( ٹیپو سلطان)  helped his father both in the First and the Second Mysore Wars. He was also a brave soldier and great general. In Addition, he also learnt different languages, He was well vers...

Tipu Sultan

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For the mosque in Calcutta, India, see  Tipu Sultan Mosque . For the ships of the Pakistan Navy, see  PNS Tippu Sultan . Tipu Sultan ٹیپو سلطان ಟಿಪ್ಪು ಸುಲ್ತಾನ್ Badshah Nasib ad-Dawlah Fath Ali Khan Bahadur Sultan  of  Mysore Reign 29 December 1782 – 4 May 1799 Coronation 29 December 1782 Predecessor Hyder Ali Successor Krishnaraja Wodeyar III Born 20 November 1750 [1] Devanahalli , present-day Bangalore , Karnataka Died 4 May 1799 (aged 48) Srirangapatna , present-day Karnataka Burial Srirangapatna, present-day Karnataka 12°24′36″N   76°42′50″E Full name Fateh Ali Khan House Mysore Father Hyder Ali Khan Mother Fatima Fakhr-un-Nisa Religion Islam Tipu Sultan  ( Urdu:ٹیپو سلطان, Kannada : ಟಿಪ್ಪು ಸುಲ್ತಾನ್ ) (20 November 1750 – 4 May 1799), ( Sultan Fateh Ali Khan Shahab [2] ) also known as the  Tiger of Mysore , and  Tipu Sahib , [3]  was a ruler of the  Kingdom of Mysore . He was the ...