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History of the Prophets and Kings

April 09, 2023

The History of the Prophets and Kings (Arabic: تاريخ الرسل والملوك Tārīkh al-Rusul wa al-Mulūk), more commonly known as Tarikh al-Tabari (تاريخ الطبري) or Tarikh-i Tabari or The History of al-Tabari (Persian: تاریخ طبری) is an Arabic-language historical chronicle completed by the Muslim historian Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (225–310 AH, 838–923 AD) in 915 AD. It begins with creation, and charts Muslim and Middle Eastern history from the myths and legends associated with the Old Testament through to the history of the Abbasid era, down to the year 915. An appendix[1] or continuation,[2] was written by Abu Abdullah b. Ahmad b. Ja'far al-Farghani, a student of al-Tabari.[3][4]

History of the Prophets and Kings
16-volume book on the history of Tabari
Authoral-Tabari
Original titleتاريخ الرسل والملوك
تاریخ طبری
LanguageArabic
SubjectHistory of the World, Islam and Arab Caliphates
GenreHistorical biography of events
Publication date
10th century
Pages16 volumes

Editions

Various editions of the Annals include:

  • An edition published under the editorship of M.J. de Goeje in three series comprising 13 volumes, with two extra volumes containing indices, introduction and glossary (Leiden, 1879–1901).
  • An edition published under the editorship of Muhammad Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim (1905-1981) in 10 volumes (Cairo: Dar al-Ma'arif, 1960–1969.)
  • A Persian digest of this work, made in 963 by the Samanid scholar al-Bal'ami, translated into French by Hermann Zotenberg (vols. i.-iv., Paris, 1867–1874).
  • An English translation in 39 volumes (plus index), published by the State University of New York Press from 1985 through 2007. Various editors and 29 translators. ISBN 978-0-7914-7249-1 (hc), ISBN 978-0-7914-7250-7 (pb), Author: Tabari (various translators), Publisher: SUNY Press [5]

Volumes of the SUNY edition

  • Vol. 01 General Introduction and from the Creation to the Flood (Franz Rosenthal)
  • Vol. 02 Prophets and Patriarchs (William Brinner)
  • Vol. 03 The Children of Israel (William Brinner)
  • Vol. 04 The Ancient Kingdoms (Moshe Perlmann)
  • Vol. 05 The Sassanids, the Byzantines, the Lakhmids, and Yemen (C. E. Bosworth)
  • Vol. 06 Muhammad at Mecca (W. Montgomery Watt and M.V. McDonald)
  • Vol. 07 The Foundation of the Community - Muhammad at al-Madina, A. D. 622-626 (M.V. McDonald)
  • Vol. 08 The Victory of Islam (Michael Fishbein)
  • Vol. 09 The Last Years of the Prophet: The Formation of the State, A.D. 630-632-A.H. 8-11 (Ismail Poonawala)
  • Vol. 10 The Conquest of Arabia, A. D. 632-633 - A. H. 11 (Fred M. Donner)
  • Vol. 11 The Challenge to the Empires (Khalid Blankinship)
  • Vol. 12 The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah and the Conquest of Syria and Palestine (Yohanan Friedmann)
  • Vol. 13 The Conquest of Iraq, Southwestern Persia, and Egypt: The Middle Years of 'Umar's Caliphate, A.D. 636-642-A.H. 15-21 (G.H.A. Juynboll)
  • Vol. 14 The Conquest of Iran, A. D. 641-643 - A. H. 21-23 (G. Rex Smith)
  • Vol. 15 The Crisis of the Early Caliphate: The Reign of Uthman, A. D. 644-656 - A. H. 24-35 (R. Stephen Humphreys)
  • Vol. 16 The Community Divided: The Caliphate of Ali I, A. D. 656-657-A. H. 35-36 (Adrian Brockett)
  • Vol. 17 The First Civil War: From the Battle of Siffin to the Death of Ali, A. D. 656-661-A. H. 36-40 (G. R. Hawting)
  • Vol. 18 Between Civil Wars: The Caliphate of Mu'awiyah 40 A.H., 66 A.D.-60 A.H., 680 A.D. (Michael G. Morony)
  • Vol. 19 The Caliphate of Yazid ibn Mu'awiyah, A. D. 680-683 - A. H. 60-64 (I. K. A. Howard)
  • Vol. 20 The Collapse of Sufyanid Authority and the Coming of the Marwanids: The Caliphates of Mu'awiyah II and Marwan I (G. R. Hawting)
  • Vol. 21 The Victory of the Marwanids, A. D. 685-693-A. H. 66-73 (Michael Fishbein)
  • Vol. 22 The Marwanid Restoration: The Caliphate of 'Abd al-Malik: A.D. 693-701 - A.H. 74-81 (Everett K Rowson)
  • Vol. 23 The Zenith of the Marwanid House: The Last Years of 'Abd al-Malik and the Caliphate of al-Walid A.D. 700-715-A.H. 81-95 (Martin Hinds)
  • Vol. 24 The Empire in Transition: The Caliphates of Sulayman, 'Umar, and Yazid, A. D. 715-724-A. H. 96-105 (Stephan Powers)
  • Vol. 25 The End of Expansion: The Caliphate of Hisham, A.D. 724-738-A.H. 105-120 (Khalid Blankinship)
  • Vol. 26 The Waning of the Umayyad Caliphate: Prelude to Revolution, A.D. 738-744 - A.H. 121-126 (Carole Hillenbrand)
  • Vol. 27 The Abbasid Revolution, A. D. 743-750 - A. H. 126-132 (John Alden Williams)
  • Vol. 28 The Abbasid Authority Affirmed: The Early Years of al-Mansur (Jane Dammen McAuliffe)
  • Vol. 29 Al-Mansur and al-Mahdi, A.D. 763-786-A.H. 146-169 (Hugh N. Kennedy)
  • Vol. 30 The Abbasid Caliphate in Equilibrium: The Caliphates of Musa al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid, A. D. 785-809 - A. H. 169-192 (C. E. Bosworth)
  • Vol. 31 The War Between Brothers, A. D. 809-813 - A. H. 193-198 (Michael Fishbein)
  • Vol. 32 The Absolutists in Power: The Caliphate of al-Ma'mun, A.D. 813-33 - A.H. 198-213 (C. E. Bosworth)
  • Vol. 33 Storm and Stress Along the Northern Frontiers of the Abbasid Caliphate (C. E. Bosworth)
  • Vol. 34 Incipient Decline: The Caliphates of al-Wathig, al-Mutawakkil and al-Muntasir, A.D. 841-863-A.H. 227-248 (Joel L Kraemer)
  • Vol. 35 The Crisis of the Abbasid Caliphate (George Saliba)
  • Vol. 36 The Revolt of the Zanj, A. D. 869-879 - A. H. 255-265 (David Waines)
  • Vol. 37 The Abbasid Recovery: The War Against the Zanj Ends (Philip M Fields)
  • Vol. 38 The Return of the Caliphate to Baghdad: The Caliphate of al-Mu'tadid, al-Muktafi and al-Muqtadir, A.D. 892-915 (Franz Rosenthal)
  • Vol. 39 Biographies of the Prophet's Companions and Their Successors: al-Tabari's Supplement to His History (Ella Landau-Tasseron)
  • Vol. 40 Index (Prepared by Alex V Popovkin under the supervision of Everett K. Rowson)

Content

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 any way.[6][7][non-primary source needed]

Among its content can be found:[citation needed]

Tabari at times draws on the Syriac Julian Romance.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Autonomous Egypt from Ibn Tulun to Kafur, 868-969, Thierry Bianquis, The Cambridge History of Egypt, Vol. 1, ed. M. W. Daly, Carl F. Petry, (Cambridge University Press, 1998), 98.
  2. ^ History and Historians, Claude Cahen, Religion, Learning and Science in the 'Abbasid Period, 203
  3. ^ History and Historians, Claude Cahen, Religion, Learning and Science in the 'Abbasid Period, ed. M. J. L. Young, J. D. Latham, R. B. Serjeant, (Cambridge University Press, 1990), 203.
  4. ^ Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, The History of al-Tabari Vol. 1: General Introduction and From the Creation to the Flood, transl. Franz Rosenthal, (State University of New York Press, 1989), 7.
  5. ^ SUNY Press :: History of al-Tabari
  6. ^ Tarikh Al-Tabari. Vol. 1. pp. 7–8. 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
  7. ^ Tarikh Al-Tabari. Vol. 1. p. 8. 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
  8. ^ Butts, Aaron M. (2011). "Julian Romance". In Sebastian P. Brock; Aaron M. Butts; George A. Kiraz; Lucas Van Rompay (eds.). Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

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history, prophets, kings, arabic, تاريخ, الرسل, والملوك, tārīkh, rusul, mulūk, more, commonly, known, tarikh, tabari, تاريخ, الطبري, tarikh, tabari, history, tabari, persian, تاریخ, طبری, arabic, language, historical, chronicle, completed, muslim, historian, m. The History of the Prophets and Kings Arabic تاريخ الرسل والملوك Tarikh al Rusul wa al Muluk more commonly known as Tarikh al Tabari تاريخ الطبري or Tarikh i Tabari or The History of al Tabari Persian تاریخ طبری is an Arabic language historical chronicle completed by the Muslim historian Muhammad ibn Jarir al Tabari 225 310 AH 838 923 AD in 915 AD It begins with creation and charts Muslim and Middle Eastern history from the myths and legends associated with the Old Testament through to the history of the Abbasid era down to the year 915 An appendix 1 or continuation 2 was written by Abu Abdullah b Ahmad b Ja far al Farghani a student of al Tabari 3 4 History of the Prophets and Kings16 volume book on the history of TabariAuthoral TabariOriginal titleتاريخ الرسل والملوكتاریخ طبریLanguageArabicSubjectHistory of the World Islam and Arab CaliphatesGenreHistorical biography of eventsPublication date10th centuryPages16 volumes Contents 1 Editions 1 1 Volumes of the SUNY edition 2 Content 3 See also 4 ReferencesEditions EditVarious editions of the Annals include An edition published under the editorship of M J de Goeje in three series comprising 13 volumes with two extra volumes containing indices introduction and glossary Leiden 1879 1901 An edition published under the editorship of Muhammad Abu al Fadl Ibrahim 1905 1981 in 10 volumes Cairo Dar al Ma arif 1960 1969 A Persian digest of this work made in 963 by the Samanid scholar al Bal ami translated into French by Hermann Zotenberg vols i iv Paris 1867 1874 An English translation in 39 volumes plus index published by the State University of New York Press from 1985 through 2007 Various editors and 29 translators ISBN 978 0 7914 7249 1 hc ISBN 978 0 7914 7250 7 pb Author Tabari various translators Publisher SUNY Press 5 Volumes of the SUNY edition Edit Vol 01 General Introduction and from the Creation to the Flood Franz Rosenthal Vol 02 Prophets and Patriarchs William Brinner Vol 03 The Children of Israel William Brinner Vol 04 The Ancient Kingdoms Moshe Perlmann Vol 05 The Sassanids the Byzantines the Lakhmids and Yemen C E Bosworth Vol 06 Muhammad at Mecca W Montgomery Watt and M V McDonald Vol 07 The Foundation of the Community Muhammad at al Madina A D 622 626 M V McDonald Vol 08 The Victory of Islam Michael Fishbein Vol 09 The Last Years of the Prophet The Formation of the State A D 630 632 A H 8 11 Ismail Poonawala Vol 10 The Conquest of Arabia A D 632 633 A H 11 Fred M Donner Vol 11 The Challenge to the Empires Khalid Blankinship Vol 12 The Battle of al Qadisiyyah and the Conquest of Syria and Palestine Yohanan Friedmann Vol 13 The Conquest of Iraq Southwestern Persia and Egypt The Middle Years of Umar s Caliphate A D 636 642 A H 15 21 G H A Juynboll Vol 14 The Conquest of Iran A D 641 643 A H 21 23 G Rex Smith Vol 15 The Crisis of the Early Caliphate The Reign of Uthman A D 644 656 A H 24 35 R Stephen Humphreys Vol 16 The Community Divided The Caliphate of Ali I A D 656 657 A H 35 36 Adrian Brockett Vol 17 The First Civil War From the Battle of Siffin to the Death of Ali A D 656 661 A H 36 40 G R Hawting Vol 18 Between Civil Wars The Caliphate of Mu awiyah 40 A H 66 A D 60 A H 680 A D Michael G Morony Vol 19 The Caliphate of Yazid ibn Mu awiyah A D 680 683 A H 60 64 I K A Howard Vol 20 The Collapse of Sufyanid Authority and the Coming of the Marwanids The Caliphates of Mu awiyah II and Marwan I G R Hawting Vol 21 The Victory of the Marwanids A D 685 693 A H 66 73 Michael Fishbein Vol 22 The Marwanid Restoration The Caliphate of Abd al Malik A D 693 701 A H 74 81 Everett K Rowson Vol 23 The Zenith of the Marwanid House The Last Years of Abd al Malik and the Caliphate of al Walid A D 700 715 A H 81 95 Martin Hinds Vol 24 The Empire in Transition The Caliphates of Sulayman Umar and Yazid A D 715 724 A H 96 105 Stephan Powers Vol 25 The End of Expansion The Caliphate of Hisham A D 724 738 A H 105 120 Khalid Blankinship Vol 26 The Waning of the Umayyad Caliphate Prelude to Revolution A D 738 744 A H 121 126 Carole Hillenbrand Vol 27 The Abbasid Revolution A D 743 750 A H 126 132 John Alden Williams Vol 28 The Abbasid Authority Affirmed The Early Years of al Mansur Jane Dammen McAuliffe Vol 29 Al Mansur and al Mahdi A D 763 786 A H 146 169 Hugh N Kennedy Vol 30 The Abbasid Caliphate in Equilibrium The Caliphates of Musa al Hadi and Harun al Rashid A D 785 809 A H 169 192 C E Bosworth Vol 31 The War Between Brothers A D 809 813 A H 193 198 Michael Fishbein Vol 32 The Absolutists in Power The Caliphate of al Ma mun A D 813 33 A H 198 213 C E Bosworth Vol 33 Storm and Stress Along the Northern Frontiers of the Abbasid Caliphate C E Bosworth Vol 34 Incipient Decline The Caliphates of al Wathig al Mutawakkil and al Muntasir A D 841 863 A H 227 248 Joel L Kraemer Vol 35 The Crisis of the Abbasid Caliphate George Saliba Vol 36 The Revolt of the Zanj A D 869 879 A H 255 265 David Waines Vol 37 The Abbasid Recovery The War Against the Zanj Ends Philip M Fields Vol 38 The Return of the Caliphate to Baghdad The Caliphate of al Mu tadid al Muktafi and al Muqtadir A D 892 915 Franz Rosenthal Vol 39 Biographies of the Prophet s Companions and Their Successors al Tabari s Supplement to His History Ella Landau Tasseron Vol 40 Index Prepared by Alex V Popovkin under the supervision of Everett K Rowson Content EditThe 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 any way 6 7 non primary source needed Among its content can be found citation needed Hadith of the pen and paper Information about Zayd al Khayr Information about Utbah ibn Ghazwan Information about Ka b al Ahbar Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr being the first to attack in the killing of Uthman Some hadith regarding Aisha s age at marriage Slave Zanj rebellion Tabari at times draws on the Syriac Julian Romance 8 See also EditList of Muslim historians List of Sunni booksReferences Edit Autonomous Egypt from Ibn Tulun to Kafur 868 969 Thierry Bianquis The Cambridge History of Egypt Vol 1 ed M W Daly Carl F Petry Cambridge University Press 1998 98 History and Historians Claude Cahen Religion Learning and Science in the Abbasid Period 203 History and Historians Claude Cahen Religion Learning and Science in the Abbasid Period ed M J L Young J D Latham R B Serjeant Cambridge University Press 1990 203 Ibn Jarir al Tabari The History of al Tabari Vol 1 General Introduction and From the Creation to the Flood transl Franz Rosenthal State University of New York Press 1989 7 SUNY Press History of al Tabari Tarikh Al Tabari Vol 1 pp 7 8 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 Tarikh Al Tabari Vol 1 p 8 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 Butts Aaron M 2011 Julian Romance In Sebastian P Brock Aaron M Butts George A Kiraz Lucas Van Rompay eds Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage Electronic Edition Gorgias Press Retrieved 1 December 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title History of the Prophets and Kings amp oldid 1145026496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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