History book for Abu Hafs Al-Falasi, narration of Al-Qurtubi

The Book of History by Abu Hafs Al-Falasi, narrated by Al-Qurtubi King Faisal Center Narrated by Abu Abdullah Muhammad Al-Khushni Al-Qurtubi Finally published by the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies (1436 AH - 2015 AD) The "Book of History" by its author: Abu Hafs Al-Falas, Amr ibn Ali ibn Bahr Al-Saqa, narrated by: Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Abdul-Salam Al-Khushni Al-Qurtubi, and edited by: Dr. Muhammad Al-Tabarani, Professor of Quranic Sciences and Tafsir at the College of Arabic Language at Al-Qarawiyyin University in Marrakech, Morocco. The book consists of 692 pages of large format, adorned with elegant indexes befitting the book’s status and rarity. In the introduction of its editor, it was stated: "It is worthy of the house of Abu Tamim Al-Sa’ir: ‘Remaining longer than the days of Kanfira, More pleasing and more beautiful in the horizons than such, To be directed to our book, one of the rare manuscripts, For it was mostly - and was stingy with it - so it overcame it, And was kept in oblivion for a long time, then it was revealed and grew beyond its collar...’" The author of the book: a Basra scholar, one of the pioneers of the Basra critical school in Hadith, grew up in a house of knowledge and Hadith, and is still a seed planted by the two sheikhs of this school: Yahya ibn Sa’id Al-Qattan and Abdulrahman ibn Mahdi, so much so that it was said: "If Amr narrated from Ibn Mahdi thirty thousand Hadith, he would be trusted." He is among those whom the authors of the six books narrated from; they are his students. This book is a great, valuable original source, and a reference for remarkable methods and narrations, so much so that Imam Al-Bukhari, a student of the author, relied on it in his middle history and drew from its spirit, as his editor mentioned. It is divided into two parts: the introduction by the editor, and the verified text: As for the introduction, it covers many aspects; a comprehensive extended biography of Abu Hafs Al-Falas (the author), including his origins, travels, seeking knowledge, his standing among his teachers, especially his two sheikhs: Al-Qattan and Ibn Mahdi, mentioning a number of his teachers, whether they are mentioned in the book or in biographical works, as well as his students and the reason for their large number, his relationship with them, and his connection with contemporary caliphs and others. Then, it discusses his writings, praises from scholars about him, and his death. This book is dedicated to discussing his naming, the date of its composition, its description, methodology, additions, examples of corrections he made in the book, some criticisms of him, then the preferences that Al-Falas presented during his writing, his sources, his narration in the East and West, then a discussion of the manuscript copy: its description, authenticity, chain of narration, difficulties, methodology of verification, and terminology used. As for the verified text, it is divided into three parts: The first part deals with history and biography, then the history of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and some news about those who came after the caliphs ruling the Muslims up to Caliph Al-Ma'mun. A part of it is dedicated to the births and deaths of a large number of companions, followers, and others. Another section mentions the scholars of Basra and others. The second part discusses the companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the followers known by their nicknames, then it briefly mentions the people of Kufa. The third part mostly covers narrators from the Prophet (peace be upon him) in various ways, such as mentioning those from Hashim or Banu Umayyah, or those residing in Sham, Yamama, or Rakka. The author also did the same for those who narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), and named the sheikhs of Hamid Al-Tawil and Saeed ibn Abi Arubah.