GERMAN

Ibn Coteiba's Handbuch der Geschichte

By Ferdinand Wüstenfeld

Book information

Publisher
Gorgias Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9781463215170
Language
german
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (24718325 bytes)
Pages
370\370
Time added
2023-05-30 15:34:41

Description

An early example of Islamic history, the Kitab al-ma'arif (“Book of Knowledge”) of ibn Qutayba (ibn Coteiba) has a prominent place. Born in Kufa, in present-day Iraq, ibn Qutayba was a teacher in Baghdad and he was among the first formal historians. This particular work ambitiously covers topics from the beginning of creation and facts about the period before the appearance of Islam (jahiliyya) to the names of the companions of the prophet Mohammed, famous jurists and masters of the oral tradition associated with the prophet (hadith). Presented here in the original Arabic, along with an introduction by Wüstenfeld, this early manual of history is sure to be of interest to anyone considering Islamic outlooks from the ninth century. Vorwort Chapter 1 Chapter 2

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