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Ibn KathirAl-Bidayah wan-Nihayah (The Beginning and the End)

By Ibn Kathir. A comprehensive history from creation to the events of the 14th century AH. One of ...

Imam adh-DhahabiSiyar A'lam an-Nubala (Lives of Noble Figures)

...dictionary covering over 5,000 notable figures in Islamic history from the companions to adh-Dhahabi's era.

Ibn TaymiyyahDar' Ta'arud al-Aql wan-Naql

...histicated philosophical-theological treatises in Islamic history.

Ibn TaymiyyahMinhaj as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah

...int, while also addressing issues of creed, politics, and history from the Sunni perspective. The work is both a polemic and ...

Ibn Sa'dTabaqat Ibn Sa'd (Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra)

...s. An indispensable source for the study of early Islamic history.

Imam at-TabariTarikh at-Tabari (History of Prophets and Kings)

...prehensive work of Islamic historiography, covering world history from creation through the prophets, the life of Muhammad, t...

Ibn al-AthirAl-Kamil fit-Tarikh (The Complete History)

By Ibn al-Athir. A comprehensive world history continuing where at-Tabari left off, covering events up to ...

Ibn KhaldunAl-Muqaddimah (Prolegomena)

... A groundbreaking introduction to Ibn Khaldun's universal history, widely regarded as the first work of sociology, historiogr...

Ibn KhaldunMuqaddimah (Prolegomenon)

... as one of the most important intellectual works in human history.

Ibn al-JawziSifat as-Safwah (Attributes of the Elite)

...ary of the most pious and virtuous individuals in Islamic history, from the prophets through the early generations. Ibn al-Ja...

Imam al-GhazaliTahafut al-Falasifah (Incoherence of the Philosophers)

By Imam al-Ghazali. A landmark work in the history of philosophy where al-Ghazali systematically critiques 20 ...

Imam al-BaladhuriFutuh al-Buldan

...arrison cities. Essential for understanding early Islamic history.

Al-Mas'udiMuruj adh-Dhahab

By Al-Mas'udi. A sweeping world history and geography by 'the Herodotus of the Arabs.' Al-Mas'udi c...

Al-Khatib al-BaghdadiTarikh Baghdad

.... Al-Khatib's work is invaluable for Islamic intellectual history, providing details about the lives, scholarship, and interc...

Imam al-BaladhuriAnsab al-Ashraf

... al-Baladhuri. An extensive genealogical and biographical history of the noble Arab families, particularly those connected to...

Ibn TaymiyyahMajmu al-Fatawa (detailed)

...ts one of the most extensive scholarly outputs in Islamic history.

Sa'id ibn Ali ibn Wahf al-QahtaniHisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim)

...ecome one of the most widely distributed Islamic books in history, translated into dozens of languages and carried by million...

Muhammad al-HajwiAl-Fikr as-Sami

By Muhammad al-Hajwi. A comprehensive history of Islamic jurisprudence from its origins to the modern per...

Shams al-Din al-DhahabiSiyar A'lam al-Nubala

...encyclopedia of the most distinguished figures in Islamic history, from the Companions to al-Dhahabi's contemporaries. It con...

Ibn KathirAl-Bidayah wal-Nihayah (History)

By Ibn Kathir. A comprehensive chronicle of world history from creation to al-Dhahabi's era, written from an Islamic ...

al-MasudiMuruj al-Dhahab

By al-Masudi. A pioneering work of world history and geography by the "Herodotus of the Arabs." Al-Masudi co...

Ibn KhaldunKitab al-Ibar

...addimah is the introduction. The Kitab al-Ibar covers the history of the Arabs, Persians, Berbers, and other peoples, applyin...

Ali ibn Umar ad-DaraqutniSunan ad-Daraqutni

...compiled by one of the greatest hadith critics in Islamic history. Ad-Daraqutni examines chains of narration with unparallele...

Shams ad-Din adh-DhahabiTadhkirat al-Huffaz

...ary of the greatest hadith memorizers (huffaz) in Islamic history, from the Companions to adh-Dhahabi's own time. Each entry ...

Ibn KhaldunAl-Muqaddimah (The Prolegomenon)

By Ibn Khaldun. One of the most important works in the history of social science. Ibn Khaldun analyzes the rise and fall o...

Ibn KathirAl-Bidayah wan-Nihayah

By Ibn Kathir. A monumental history from creation to the author's own time (14th century CE). I...

Muhammad ibn Jarir at-TabariTarikh at-Tabari (History of Prophets and Kings)

... Muhammad ibn Jarir at-Tabari. The most important general history in Islamic literature, covering events from creation to 915...

Izz ad-Din ibn al-AthirAl-Kamil fit-Tarikh

By Izz ad-Din ibn al-Athir. A comprehensive universal history from the beginning of time to 1231 CE, continuing where at-...

Ibn KhallikanWafayat al-A'yan (Deaths of Eminent Men)

...nal details make it a primary source for medieval Islamic history.

Abu Bakr al-BaqillaniAt-Tamhid (The Preparation)

...of the most formidable dialectical theologians in Islamic history, and this work represents a key stage in the development of...

Imam al-Haramayn al-JuwayniAl-Irshad ila Qawati' al-Adillah

...-Ghazali) makes this work pivotal in Islamic intellectual history.

Shihab ad-Din al-QarafiAdh-Dhakhirah (The Treasury)

...ncyclopedia by one of the greatest legal minds of Islamic history. Al-Qarafi, known for his expertise in legal maxims and the...

Ibn AsakirTarikh Dimashq (History of Damascus)

By Ibn Asakir. The largest biographical dictionary in Arabic literature, covering everyone of note who lived in or visited Damascus.

Shams ad-Din adh-DhahabiSiyar A'lam an-Nubala'

...encyclopedia covering the most notable figures in Islamic history from the Prophet's time to adh-Dhahabi's era.