Biography of Muḥammad, His Companions and the Successors Up to the Year 230 of the Hijra: Eduard Sachau's Edition of Kitāb Al-Ṭabaqāt Al-Kabīr

1-2, the Biography of Muḥammad. Events During His Time in Medina, His Physical Appearance and His Habits
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-90-04-46987-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Arabisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

The Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir (Biography of Muhammad, His Companions and the Successors up to the Year 230 of the Hijra) by Ibn Sa'd (d. 230 A.H./845 C.E.) is the earliest extant biographical dictionary on the life of the Prophet and the early generations of Muslims. It is one of the most important historical works about the first centuries of Muslim society in Arabic. This classic Brill edition was supervised by Eduard Sachau and was originally titled Biographien Muhammeds, seiner Gefährten und der späteren Träger des Islams bis zum Jahre 230 der Flucht. This edition was originally published between 1904 and 1940.

Contributing editors
Carl Brockelmann, Josef Horovitz, Julius Lippert, Bruno Meissner, Eugen Mittwoch, Friedrich Schwally, Karl Vilhelm Zetterstéen.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ibn Sa'd, Muhammad

Weitere Mitwirkende

Mittwoch, Eugen

Sachau, Eduard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Koran, Heilige Texte & Traditionsliteratur
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam Geschichte des Islam: 7. - 14. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Über Autor(innen)

Muhammad Ibn Sa'd b. Mani' al-Zuhri (168-230/784-845) was a scholar and biographer who was born in Basra. He studied with numerous scholars in Iraq and became the scribe of the famous historian Muhammad b. 'Umar al-Waqidi (d. 207/822).

Eduard Sachau (1845-1930), doctorate (1867) Halle, was a professor of Semitic philology at the University of Vienna and the University of Berlin. He made an important contribution to the field by leaving behind a number of editions of Arabic and Syriac works.