Al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya
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Al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya is a monumental multi-volume work of Islamic history by Ibn Kathir that chronicles events from the creation of the world through the end times.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic-language book
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Islamic historical work ⓘ multi-volume book ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Kathir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorName | Ismail ibn Umar ibn Kathir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversPeriodFrom | creation of the world ⓘ |
| coversPeriodTo | end times ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | tarikh (chronicle) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
volumes on end-times and the Hereafter
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volumes on post-Prophetic Islamic history ⓘ volumes on pre-Islamic prophets ⓘ volumes on the life of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English translations of selected volumes
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translations into various modern languages ⓘ |
| includesTopic |
Abbasid Caliphate history
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Maghazi (Prophetic battles) NERFINISHED ⓘ Paradise and Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirah (Prophetic biography) NERFINISHED ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate history ⓘ biographies of notable scholars and rulers ⓘ biography of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ early Muslim conquests ⓘ eschatology in Islam ⓘ events of the Day of Judgment ⓘ history of the Rightly Guided Caliphs ⓘ signs of the Hour ⓘ stories of the prophets ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
earlier Islamic historians such as al-Tabari
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hadith scholarship of Ibn Taymiyyah ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Islamic history ⓘ |
| methodology |
compares multiple narrations of events
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often cites chains of transmission (isnad) ⓘ uses hadith-based reports extensively ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive scope from creation to eschatology
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detailed coverage of early Islamic centuries ⓘ integration of Qur’anic exegesis and history ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Damascus
NERFINISHED
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Mamluk Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
used for preaching and religious instruction
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used for study circles in traditional madrasas ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | written from a Sunni orthodox viewpoint ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Salafi-leaning ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 14th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference work in Islamic studies
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source for later Muslim historians ⓘ |
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