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Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, a Common card
Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Iṣfahānī, also known as Abul-Faraj, was a writer, historian, genealogist, poet, musicologist and scribe.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 75
- Power
- 156
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 9,300
Power 156 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was of Arab-Quraysh origin and mainly based in ______.
Answer
Baghdad. He was of Arab-Quraysh origin and mainly based in Baghdad. From the Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani. Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani 81 · Dick Giordano 78 · Adam Kokesh 75 · Clan Brodie 71 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Adam Kokesh. Adam Kokesh 15,000 · Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani 9,300 · Orpington 1,100 · List of compositions by Alexandre Goria 340 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was of Arab-Quraysh origin and mainly based in Baghdad.
- He is best known as the author of Kitab al-Aghani, which includes information about the earliest attested periods of Arabic music and the lives of poets and musicians from the pre-Islamic period to al-Isfahani's time.
- Given his contribution to the documentation of the history of Arabic music, al-Isfahani is characterised by George Sawa as "a true prophet of modern ethnomusicology".
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani article was read about 9,300 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 81 and blocks with 75: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : 13th century artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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