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Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī (d. 1505 CE / 911 AH) is one of the greatest and most prolific scholars of Islamic history. He was Egyptian and came from the town of Suyut, becoming a teacher at the age of 17. He was a scholar, jurist, theologian and university professor. His Maqālīd al-ʿUlūm is a technical dictionary made up of 1862 entries, dealing with terms used in the arts and sciences of his time, including but not limited to poetry, law, theology, astronomy, mathematics and philosophy.