`Ali ibn Ahmad al-Balkhi
(Abu al-Hasan al-Sjzi)
علي بن أحمد البلخي
(أبو الحسن السجزي)
`Ali ibn Ahmad ibn `Ali ibn Muhammad
علي بن أحمد بن علي بن محمد
al-Balkhi, al-Sjzi
البلخي، السجزي
Critical Appraisals
الجرح والتعديل
زاهد عفيف حسن السيرة
Wildcards e.g. test*
Matches any set of one or more characters. For example test* would result in test, tester, testers, etc.
Fuzzy Search e.g. swore~
Finds terms that are similar in spelling. For example swore~ would result in swore, snore, score, etc.
Term Boosting e.g. pledge^4 hijrah
Boosts words with higher relevance. Here, the word pledge will have higher weight than hijrah
Boolean Operators e.g. ("pledge allegiance" OR "shelter) AND prayer
Create complex phrase and word queries by using Boolean logic.
(Abu al-Hasan al-Sjzi)
(أبو الحسن السجزي)
`Ali ibn Ahmad ibn `Ali ibn Muhammad
علي بن أحمد بن علي بن محمد
al-Balkhi, al-Sjzi
البلخي، السجزي
زاهد عفيف حسن السيرة