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Warraq
Warraq ( ) is the Arabic word for stationer or papermaker. Meanings in traditional and Islamic contexts include copyist, bookseller, scholar, and author. Ibn Warraq is a pseudonym that has traditionally been adopted by dissident authors throughout the history of Islam. In the year 987, Ibn al-Nadim al-Warraq produced al-Fihirist, a bibliographical compilation listing books available in Arabic written by 4,300 authors.
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Warraq ( ) is the Arabic word for stationer or papermaker. Meanings in traditional and Islamic contexts include copyist, bookseller, scholar, and author. Ibn Warraq is a pseudonym that has traditionally been adopted by dissident authors throughout the history of Islam. In the year 987, Ibn al-Nadim al-Warraq produced al-Fihirist, a bibliographical compilation listing books available in Arabic written by 4,300 authors.
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- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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