From The beginning to the End: "Al-Bidayah wan Nihayah" by Ibn Kathir (Set of 4 Volumes)
From The beginning to the End: "Al-Bidayah wan Nihayah" by Ibn Kathir (Set of 4 Volumes)
DESCRIPTION:
This 4 Volumed work is an abridged English translation of the Classical text "Al-Bidayah wan Nihayah" (From The beginning to the End) or Tarikh ibn Kathir (The history [book of] Ibn Kathir), one of the most comprehensive sources of Islamic history.
CONTENTS:
- The story of Creation and the sending of Man upon the Earth,
- Ummahs (Prophets) of the Past,
- Life of the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
- The Lives of the Noble Caliphs & Islamic History upto 768 AH,
- Before and After the last Hour.
This book is essentially a History of Islam and Muslims from the Prophet Adam, Peace be Upon him, until the author's time.
DETAILS:
ISBN: 9789694284934
AUTHOR: Ibn Kathir (d. 774 AH)
TRANSLATOR: Abdur Rahman, Rafiq
LANGUAGE: English
BINDING: Hardback with Dustjackets
PAGES: 3431 pages in 4 Volumes
DIMENSIONS: 19 x 25.5 CM
WEIGHT: 5.80 KG
PUBLISHER: Darul Ishaat
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Imaad ud-Din Isma'il Ibn 'Umar Ibn ibn Kathir, originally from Basra (Syria) – and raised in Damascus. He followed the Shafi'i school of thought. Ibn Kathir was born in the year 700 AH. His father died when he was only four years old and was taken in by his brother and moved to Damascus in 706. Here, he learned from great scholars such as Ibn Asakir, Ishaq ibn Yahya al-Amudi. He also studied under various other sheikhs who gave him permission in fiqh and Hadith. He made many academic contributions to Islamic sciences.
The following are amongst his most prominent:
- Tafsir of the Qur’an,
- Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah: a history of Muslims from Adam until Ibn Kathir’s time,
- At-Takmeel: a book on the science of Asma al Rijal (profiles of transmitters of Hadith),
- Jami`ul Masaneed: a book that collects the Hadith from ten major books of Hadith.
- Selection of works of Imam ibn Kathir.
