List of Muslim historians

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This is a subarticle of Islamic scholars, List of Muslim scholars and List of historians.

A list of Islamic historians includes:

Contents 1 Chronological list 1.1 The historians of the formative period 1.2 The historians of the classical period 1.2.1 Iraq and Iran 1.2.2 Andalus, Maghreb, Egypt and Syria 1.2.3 India 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References

[edit] Chronological list

Further information: Historiography of early Islam

"Chase F. Robinson" in "Islamic Historiography" has mentioned the chronological list of Islamic historians.

[edit] The historians of the formative period

First class: 700-750

• Urwah ibn Zubayr (died in 712 CE)
• Al-Zuhri (died in 742 CE)

Second class: 750-800

• Ibn Ishaq (d. 761) - Known for Sirat Rasul Allah or The Life of the Apostle of God
• Abi Mikhnaf (d. 157 AH - 774 CE) - Known for Maqtal Al-Husayn
• Sayf ibn Umar (d. 796)

Third class: 800-860

• Al-Haysam ibn Adi (d. 882)
• Al-Waqidi (d. 207 A.H. /823CE) - Noted for Kitab Al Tarikh wa Al Maghazi (Book of History and Battles).
• Al-Madaini (d. 830-850)
• Ibn Hisham (d. 835)
• Ibn Sa'd (d. 845)
• Khalifa ibn Khayyat (d. 854)

Fourth class: 860-900

• Umar ibn Shabba (d. 878)
• Ibn Qutaybah (d. 889) his notable works are Uyun al-akhbar and Al-Imama wa al-Siyasa^[1]
• Al-Dinawari (d. 891) his notable work is Akbar Altewal
• Baladhuri (d. 892)

Fifth class: 900-950

• Ya'qubi (d. 900) - He wrote Tarikh al-Yaqubi
• Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (838CE - 923CE) - He wrote a history work on Prophets and Kings titled تاريخ الرسل والملوك.
• Ibn A'tham (d. 314/926-27) - He wrote Alfutuh (Robinson hasn't mentioned his name.)

[edit] The historians of the classical period

[edit] Iraq and Iran

• Ali al-Masudi (d. 955)
• Sabit ibn Sinan Al-Sabi (d. 976)
• Ibn Miskawayh (d. 1030)
• Al-Utbi (d. 1036)
• Hilal ibn Al-Muhassin Al-Sabi (d. 1055)
• Al-Khatib Al-Baqdadi (d. 1071)
• Abolfazl Beyhaqi (995-1077) He wrote Tarikh-e Mas'oudi ("Masoudian History", also known as "Tarikh-e Beyhaghi").^[1]
• Abu Ishaq Al-Shirazi (d. 1083)
• Ibn Al-Imrani (d. 1184)
• Abu-al-Faraj ibn Al-Jawzi (d. 1201)
• Ibn Al-Sa'i (d. 1276)
• Ibn Al-Fuwati (d. 1323)

[edit] Andalus, Maghreb, Egypt and Syria

• Al-Musabbihi (d. 1030)
• Ibn Hazm (d. 1063)
• Ibn Abd Al-Barr (d. 1071)
• Ibn Hayyan (d. 1075)
• Al-Udri (d. 1085)
• Al-Qadi Iyad (d. 1149)
• Ibn Al-Qalanisi (d. 1160)
• Ibn Asaqir (d. 1176)
• Imad Al-Din Al-Isfahani (d. 1201)
• Ali ibn al-Athir (1160 - 1231) - He wrote Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh
• Baha Al-Din ibn Shaddad (d. 1235)
• Al-Kalabi (d.1237)
• Sibt ibn al-Jawzi (d. 1256)
• Ibn Al-Adim (d. 1262)
• Abu Shama (d. 1267)
• Ibn Khallikan (d. 1282)
• Ibn Abd Al-Zahir (d. 1292)
• Baybars Al-Mansuri (d. 1325)
• Abu al-Fida (d. 1331)
• Al-Nuwayri (d. 1332)
• Al-Mizzi (d. 1341)
• Al-Dhahabi (d. 1348)
• Ibn Al-dawadari
• Al-Safadi (d. 1363)
• Ibn Kathir (d. 1373)
• Ibn Al-Furat (d. 1405)
• Ibn Khaldun (May 27, 1332/A.H. 732 to March 19, 1406/A.H. 808) - He wrote Muqaddimah and Al-Ebar and is considered the father of historiography, cultural history and philosophy of history
• Al-Maqrizi (d. 1442)
• Ibn Hajr Al-Asqalani (d. 1449)
• Al-Ayni (d. 1451)
• Al-Saqhawi (d. 1497)
• Al-Suyuti (d. 1505)

[edit] India

Further information: Muslim chronicles for Indian history

• Minhaj-i-Siraj (13th century)
• `Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni (d. 1615)
• Nizamuddin Ahmad (d. 1621)

[edit] See also

• List of Islamic studies scholars

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Robinson, Chase F. (2003), Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0521629365 : XIV and XV