Al-Tasan, M. S.

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This thesis is concerned with the work of al-Araj
al-Miski. fi t-Tärikh al-Makki by 'Ali b. 'Abd al-Qädir
at-Tabari. The work is one of the main sources'of Meccan
history, in particular during the eleventh century of
the Hijra/seventeenth century A. D.

Its author was one of the leading Meccan, scholars,
who held a number of religious posts in Mecca, and came
from a highly respected family of scholars, 'ulama'.

Part One is an introduction to the work and its
author. Chapter One deals with the authenticity of
this work and includes a biography of the author and a
description of his other works.

Chapter Two is a survey of the writing of Meccan
history until the author's time, which gives a brief
description of every work, and its place in the writing
of the history of Mecca. This helps to give the reader
a clear picture of the author's sources, and the place of
the present work in Meccan historiography.

Chapter Three is a study about the author as an
historian and his contribution to the history of Mecca.
In this chapter, the author's theory of history and the
historian's qualifications have been discussed, and whether
he applies them to himself or not. It also includes a
study of the author's plan and his use of his sources, and
finally a study of the importance of this work.

Chapter Four is a description of the manuscripts
which have been used in editing this work.

Part Two is the Arabic text of the work, together,
with the footnotes. The original copy of this work
seems to be lost, but three later copies containing the
first two-thirds of the work have been consulted. In
order to establish the correct reading of the work, the
author's sources and the later works which used this
work as a source have been consulted as well.

An attempt has been made to define people and
geographical places, and some difficult Arabic words, and
poetry, with the reference to relevant sources. Special
care has been taken to establish the correct reading of
some Qur'anic verses and some of the Prophet's traditions,
with the reference to the Holy Qur'an and some of the
Sihäh traditions

Al-Tasan, Muhammad Sälih

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A critical edition of Al-Araj Al-Miski Fi T-Tarikh Al-Makki by Ali B Abd Al-Qadir At-Tabari, together with an introduction to the work and its author

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A critical edition of Al-Araj Al-Miski Fi T-Tarikh Al-Makki by Ali B Abd Al-Qadir At-Tabari together with an introduction to the work and its author

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