Medieval Muslim Historiography

Historical writings have for centuries constituted an important and major part of Arab-Muslim scholarship. This volume contains important information on: Medieval Arabic Historiography; The Concept of History in the Modern Arab World; Notes on the Arab Calendar Before Islam; The Topography of the Hijrah; The Earliest Persian Manuscripts; Arab Historiography; Shibli’s Studies in Islamic History; A Valuable Historical Ms. Of Arabic—Al-Iktifa; Arabic Historical and Literary Sources; Sayf b. ‘Umar and the Battle of the Camel; The Reign of Mu’ Awiyah; The Tarikh-i-Bayhaq; Al-Beruni and the Bed of Amu Darya; Ibn Khaldun and His History of Islamic Civilization; Ibn Khaldun on the Origin, Growth and Decay of Cities etc. Students, scholars and academics in the field of history, religion, philosophy and culture will find this volume most useful and informative.