Tabari History (History of the Kings and Their News 1-20)

The History of the Kings, their news, the birthdays of the messengers, and their prophets 20/1 Ibn Jareer Al-Tabari. Sharh Awad Ma'ruf. Published by the King Abdulaziz Foundation. Al-Tabari's History [verified and annotated by: Dr. Bashar Awad Ma'ruf - Dr. Mahmoud Bashar Al-Obaidi - Dr. Mehran Mahmoud]. This book is among the earliest Islamic histories that focused on collecting narrations related to events, documenting from the beginning of the caliphate to the early fourth century AH. The author, Abu Jaafar Muhammad ibn Jareer Al-Tabari, relied on a large number of documented sources, many of which have reached us only through him. He demonstrated remarkable ability in compilation and presentation, employing interpretation, hadith, literature, and biography to serve historical purposes, in addition to a vast collection of event histories, caliphs, and other historical records. This enabled him to produce this work, which was appreciated by subsequent historians and esteemed for its status, virtue, and trustworthiness. The editors of this edition paid attention to mentioning the author's sources, describing his methodology in presenting historical events, listing previous editions of the book and their features and criticisms, and the approach followed in verifying the text and the correct title of the book. They also described the trusted manuscripts, with particular care given to the translation of the narrators in the chains of transmission and clarifying the degree of the hadiths and reports contained in the book.