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932–995 · 10th century Arab scholar and bibliographer
Also known as: Ibn an-Nadīm, Abu 'l-Faradsch Muhammad ibn Abi Ya'qub ibn Ishaq an-Nadim al-Warraq, Muhammad ibn Abi Yaqub Ibn al-Nadim, Ан-Надим, النديم, イブン・アン＝ナディーム
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