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Al-Sharif al-Jurjani, a Common card
Ali ibn Mohammed al-Jurjani was a Persian encyclopedic writer, scientist, and traditionalist theologian.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 47
- DEF
- 31
- Power
- 78
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,400
Power 78 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 20 % of WikiCards cards.
Al-Sharif al-Jurjani quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Al-Sharif al-Jurjani card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was born in the village of Ṭāḡu near Astarabad in Gorgan, and became a ______ in Shiraz.
Answer
professor. He was born in the village of Ṭāḡu near Astarabad in Gorgan, and became a professor in Shiraz. From the Al-Sharif al-Jurjani article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Arsenal. Arsenal 55 · Walasse Ting 52 · Al-Sharif al-Jurjani 47 · Thomas Theodor Heine 44 ATK in WikiCards.
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 is referred to as "al-Sayyid al-Sharif" in sources due to his alleged descent from Ali ibn Abi Taleb.
- He was born in the village of Ṭāḡu near Astarabad in Gorgan, and became a professor in Shiraz.
- When this city was plundered by Timur in 1387, he moved to Samarkand, but returned to Shiraz in 1405, and remained there until his death.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Al-Sharif al-Jurjani article was read about 4,400 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 47 and blocks with 31: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
How to get Al-Sharif al-Jurjani
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Al-Sharif al-Jurjani (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Sotheby's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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