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فرغن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses the place name Farghana, its geographical location, and historical mentions. It also includes a genealogical reference.

Derived headwords

فَرغَانَةname
  1. 1.
    Farghanaboth

    A historical region and city, identified as being in Central Asia (Khurasan) and not Morocco. It was founded by Anushirvan and also known as Kashan.

أَفريغونname
  1. 1.
    Afriqūnclassical

    The name of a progenitor, specifically Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Nasafi.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجماعة.
The group neglected it.
وهو (د بالمغرب، هكذا في النسخ وهو غلط، وكأنه اشتبه عليه بغانة التي تقدم ذكرها، مع أنه ذكر هناك فرغانة هذه استطرادا وأنها من بلاد العجم لا المغرب.
And it is (D in the Maghreb, thus in the manuscripts, and it is a mistake, as if it was confused with Baghanah which was previously mentioned, even though Farghana was mentioned there incidentally and it is from the lands of the Persians, not the Maghreb.
قال ابن خرداذيه: بين فرغانة وسمرقند ثلاثة وخمسون فرسخا، بناها أنو شروان الملك ونقل إليها من كل بيت قوما وسماها أزهر خانة، أي من كل بيت ثم عربت.
Ibn Khurdadhbih said: Between Farghana and Samarkand are fifty-three parasangs. The king Anushirvan built it and moved people from every household to it and named it 'Azhar Khānah', meaning 'from every household', then it was Arabized.
وقال اليعقوبي: فرغانة التي ينزلها الملك يقال لها كاسان.
Al-Ya'qubi said: The Farghana where the king resides is called Kashan.
وقال ابن الأثير: فرغانة ولاية وراء جيحون وسيحون، وقد نسب إليها جماعة من المحدثين.
Ibn al-Athir said: Farghana is a province beyond the Jihun and Sayhun, and a group of hadith scholars are attributed to it.
أفريغون: جد محمد بن أحمد النسفي، رحمه اللها تعالى؛ عن ابن نقطة.
Afriqūn: the grandfather of Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Nasafi, may God have mercy on him; from Ibn Nuqtah.