The History of the Prophets and Kings (Persian: تاریخ طبری , Arabic: تاريخ الرسل والملوك Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk, popularly known Tarikh al-Tabari) is a historical chronicle written by Persian author and historian Ibn Jarir al-Tabari d. Generally a chronicle (chronica from Greek (from) is a historical account of facts and events in chronological order layout and formatting it should ensure no clashes with the top of the infobox Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (838-923 أبو جعفر محمد بن جرير الطبري was one of the earliest most prominent and famous Persian Historians 310H (838-923) from the Creation to AD 915, and is renowned for its detail and accuracy concerning Muslim and Middle Eastern history. Muslim history began in Arabia with the Muhammad 's first recitations of the Qur'an in the 7th century See also Timeline of Middle Eastern history This article is a general overview of the history of the Middle East.
Editions
Various editions of the Annals include:
- A version published under the editorship of M.J. de Goeje in three series, comprising thirteen volumes, with two extra volumes containing indices, introduction and glossary (Leiden, 1879-1901). Michael Jan de Goeje ( Aug 13 1836, Dronrijp &ndash May 17 1909) Dutch Orientalist, was born in Friesland
- A Persian digest of this work, made in 963 C.E. by the Samanid scholar al-Bal'ami, translated into French by Hermann Zotenberg (vols. Events By Place Asia Turkish Khan Sebük Tigin establishes his empire in modern day Afghanistan. The Samanids (819–999 ( Sāmāniyān) were a Persian dynasty in Central Asia and Greater Khorasan, named after its founder Saman French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Hermann Zotenberg (1836 Silesia – 1894 Paris) was an Orientalist and Arabist. i. -iv. , Paris, 1867-1874). Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
- An English translation in thirty-nine volumes (plus index), published by the State University of New York Press from 1988 through 2007. The State University of New York Press (or SUNY Press) founded in 1966 is a University press that is part of State University of New York system Various editors and translators.
- ISBN 978-0-7914-7249-1 (hc), ISBN 978-0-7914-7250-7 (pb), Author: Tabari (various translators), Publisher: SUNY Press [1]
Here is the list of titles for the 40-volume edition:
- Vol. 01 General Introduction & from the Creation to the Flood
- Vol. 02 Prophets & Patriarchs
- Vol. 03 The Children of Israel
- Vol. 04 The Ancient Kingdoms
- Vol. 05 The Sasanids, the Byzantines, the Lakhmids, and Yemen
- Vol. 06 Muhammad at Mecca
- Vol. 07 The Foundation of the Community - Muhammad at al-Madina, A. D. 622-626
- Vol. 08 The Victory of Islam
- Vol. 09 The Last Years of the Prophet: The Formation of the State, A. D. 630-632-A. H. 8-11
- Vol. 10 The Conquest of Arabia, A. D. 632-633 - A. H. 11
- Vol. 11 The Challenge to the Empires
- Vol. 12 The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah & the Conquest of Syria & Palestine
- Vol. 13 The Conquest of Iraq, Southwestern Persia, & Egypt: The Middle Years of 'Umanr's Caliphate, A. D. 636-642-A. H. 15-21
- Vol. 14 The Conquest of Iran, A. D. 641-643 - A. H. 21-23
- Vol. 15 The Crisis of the Early Caliphate: The Reign of Uthman, A. D. 644-656 - A. H. 24-35
- Vol. 16 The Community Divided: The Caliphate of Ali I, A. D. 656-657-A. H. 35-36
- Vol. 17 The First Civil War: From the Battle of Siffin to the Death of Ali, A. D. 656-661-A. H. 36-40
- Vol. 18 Between Civil Wars: The Caliphate of Mu'awiyah 40 A. H. , 66 A. D. -60 A. H. , 680 A. D.
- Vol. 19 The Caliphate of Yazid B. Mu'awiyah, A. D. 680-683 - A. H. 60-64
- Vol. 20 The Collapse of Sufyanid Authority & the Coming of the Marwanids: The Caliphates of Mu'awiyah II & Marwan I
- Vol. 21 The Victory of the Marwanids, A. D. 685-693-A. H. 66-73
- Vol. 22 The Marwanid Restoration: The Caliphate of 'Abd al-Malik: A. D. 693-701 - A. H. 74-81
- Vol. 23 The Zenith of the Marwanid House: The Last Years of 'Abd al-Malik & the Caliphate of al-Walid A. D. 700-715-A. H. 81-95
- Vol. 24 The Empire in Transition: The Caliphates of Sulayman, Cumar, & Yazid, A. D. 715-724-A. H. 96-105
- Vol. 25 The End of Expansion: The Caliphate of Hisham, A. D. 724-738-A. H. 105-120
- Vol. 26 The Waning of the Umayyad Caliphate: Prelude to Revolution, A. D. 738-744 - A. H. 121-126
- Vol. 27 The Abbasid Revolution, A. D. 743-750 - A. H. 126-132
- Vol. 28 Abbasid Authority Affirmed: The Early Years of Al-Mansur
- Vol. 29 Al-Mansur & al-Mahdi, A. D. 763-786-A. H. 146-169
- Vol. 30 The Abbasid Caliphate in Equilibrium: The Caliphates of Musa al-Hadj & Harun al-Rashid, A. D. 785-809 - A. H. 169-192
- Vol. 31 The War Between Brothers, A. D. 809-813 - A. H. 193-198
- Vol. 32 The Absolutists in Power: The Caliphate of al-Ma'mun, A. D. 813-33 - A. H. 198-213
- Vol. 33 Storm and Stress Along the Northern Frontiers of the Abbasid Caliphate
- Vol. 34 Incipient Decline: The Caliphates of al-Wathig, al-Mutawakkil & al-Muntasir, A. D. 841-863-A. H. 227-248
- Vol. 35 The Crisis of the Abbasid Caliphate
- Vol. 36 The Revolt of the Zanj, A. D. 869-879 - A. H. 255-265
- Vol. 37 The Abbasid Recovery: The War Against the Zanj End
- Vol. 38 The Return of the Caliphate to Baghdad: The Caliphate of al-Muctadid al-Muktafi & al-Mugtzdir, A. D. 892-915
- Vol. 39 Biographies of the Prophet's Companions & Their Successors: al-Tabari's Supplement to His History
- Vol. 40 Index
Content
The introduction states:
| “ | Let the reader be aware that whatever I mention in my book is relied on the news that were narrated by some men. I had attributed these stories to their narrators, without inferring anything from their incidents . . . [2]. | ” |
| “ | If a certain man gets horrified by a certain incident that we reported in our book, then let him know that it did not come from us, but we only wrote down what we received from the narrators [3] | ” |
The main purpose of Tabari was to write history according to the science of narration. That is to say he quotes the narrator without interfering in anyway.
Among its content can be found:
- Hadith of the pen and paper
- Information about Zayd al-Khayr
- Information about Utbah ibn Ghazwan
- Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr being the one that gave the killing blow to Uthman . This is a sub-article to the Succession to Muhammad. The Hadith of the pen and paper is a famous Hadith in Islam about an event Zayd al-Khayr is a companion of Muhammad. Hailing from the tribe of Tayy in northern Nejd. Utbah ibn Ghazwan (d 639 was a well known companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ( محمد بن أبي بكر) (631–658 was the son of the first Sunni Caliph, Abu Bakr and Asma bint Umais. Uthman (a=عثمان|t=Othman Osman Usman Ozman is a male Arabic given name meaning "the chosen one amongst the tribe of brave and noble people" "honest"
- Some hadith regarding Aisha's age at marriage. Aisha bint Abu Bakr (died 678 (Arabic ar عائشة Transliteration ʿāʾisha, ʕaːʔɪʃæh "she who lives" also transcribed as A'ishah, Ayesha
See also
List of Sunni books
References
- ^ SUNY Press :: History of al-Tabari
- ^ [Tarikh Al-Tabari, 1/7-8]
- ^ [Tarikh Al-Tabari, 1/8]. Hadith collections Primary sources Sahih al-Bukhari of Muhammad al-Bukhari Sahih Muslim of Muslim ibn
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