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The History of al-Tabari Vol 1- 40 English
About the Tabari’s History
History of Tabari is a book among Islamic history books with the highest status among Muslims, both Shiites and Sunnis, but each has a narration regarding the Prophet’s era and the Companions’ news (may God be pleased with him) from the book. See the details of that in al-Tabari’s translation in the book (A’yaan al-Shi’a) by the late Muhsin al-Amin.
Al-Alusi differentiated in the book of Rouh al-Ma’ani between the two Tabaris when interpreting the verse: “And your feet to the ankles” (وارجلكم الى الكعبين)). He asserted that the first is Muhammad bin Jarir al-Tabari. The second is Muhammad bin Jarir bin Rustam al-Shi’i, the author of “The Clarification to the Guide” (الإيضاح للمسترشد) concerning the Imamate doctrine. However, this argument is not accurate from Al-Alusi, as Rashid Rida said in (Al-Manar).
And looking at Imam Tabari’s biography from the Book of Dictionary of Writers (معجم الأدباء), Al-Khatib said: Those whose number people cannot count except God, gathered at his funeral, and prayed over his grave for several months, day and night. Another scholar other than Al-Khatib said: He was buried at night for fear of the ordinary people because some accused of being Shiite.
The famous opinion is that majority of scholars attribute Imam al-Tabari to Tabaristan. However, some scholars attributed him to Tiberias in Jordan.
Tabari is one of the teachers of Al-Asbahani, the author of (Al-Aghani); he narrated (31) narrations from him.
Looking at Al-Warraq in Al-Maqrizi’s (Al-Moawadat wa’l-I’tibar) when he was talking about Al-Aziz bi-Allah and his library, Dar Al-Hikma:
(A man brought him a copy of the history book of al-Tabari: he bought it for a hundred dinars, so Al-Aziz ordered the treasurer, and they took out more than twenty copies of the history of al-Tabari, including a copy in his handwriting) from the treasury.
They printed the history of Tabari for the first time in Leiden 1876 – 1901 AD by De Joy) and a group of orientalists and issued it in (13) volumes, including two Volumes: indexes and commentaries.
Then it was printed in Cairo in 1906 AD in (13) parts, and it was published by Dar Al-Maaref in (1960) in (11) volumes with the investigation of Muhammad Abu Al-Fadl Ibrahim, and the book has other editions. From alwarraq website
The History of al-Tabari Vol 1- 40 English
VOLUME 1 General Introduction and From the Creation to the Flood
- General Introduction
- Translator’s Foreword
- The Life and Works of al-Tabari
- A Remark on the Sources
- His Early Life
- His Fifty Years of Scholarly Activity in Baghdad
- His Death
- His Works
- The History and Its English Translation
- The History in Islam and the West
- Previous Translations
- From the Creation to the Flood
- Translator’s Foreword
- Invocation
- Introduction
- What Is Time?
- How Long Is the Total Extent of Time … ?
- The Proofs for the Origination of Momentary and Extended Time …
- Whether God, before He Created Time … Created Any Other of the Created Things
- Explaining the Annihilation of Time … and That Nothing Remains Except God
- The Proof for God Being Eternal …
- The Beginning of Creation: What Was Created First?
- Those Who Put the Creation of the Penin Second Place
- What God Created on Each of the Six Days . . .
- Night and Day … the Creation of the Sun and the Moon . . .
- The Story of iblis
- The Story of Adam
- Adam Is Taught Ali the Names
- God’s Testing of Adam
- The Duration of Adam’s Stay in Paradise …
- His Fail …
- The Moment on Friday When God Created Adam and the üne When Adam Was Cast Down to Earth
- The Place on Earth to Which Adam and Eve Came When They Were Cast Down
- Perfumes, Fruits, and Other Things Adam Brought from Paradise
- The Events That Took Place in Adam’s Time after He Was Cast Down to Earth
- Eve Giving Birth to Seth
- Adam’s Death
- From Seth to Mahalalel
- The Events That Took Place … from the Rule of Adam’s Son to the Days of Jared
- Persian Kings after Öshahanj: Tahmürath
- From Enoch to Noah
- Persian Kings from Tahmürath to Jamshed and al-Oabhak
- The Events that Took Place in Noah’s Time
- The Use of Eras
- Bibliography of Cited Works
- Index
The History of Prophets and Kings – Background
“The History of Prophets and Kings (Ta’rikh al-rusul wa’l-mulük) by Abū Ja’far Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari” is a seminal historical work considered crucial in the world of Islam. Written by al-Tabari (838-923), this monumental work offers a comprehensive account of ancient nations, with a significant focus on biblical peoples, prophets, the legendary and factual history of ancient Iran, and a detailed narrative of the rise of Islam and the life of Prophet Muhammad. Moreover, it provides a rich account of the Islamic world’s history up to the year 915.
The significance of “The History of al-Tabari” lies not only in its portrayal of historical events and figures but also in its influence on the understanding of Islamic and Persian history. The text serves as a vital source for Iranian history, particularly from the rise of the Sasanian dynasty in the third century up to the year 915. Given the importance of the work, efforts were made to translate it in its entirety for non-Arabic speakers, making this significant historical account accessible to a broader audience.
In 1971, a proposal was made to UNESCO to include a complete translation of al-Tabari’s History in its Collection of Representative Works, emphasizing the need to provide this historical resource to non-Arabists. However, despite initial support, the Arab Commission favored other literary priorities. Consequently, the Iranian Institute of Translation and Publication undertook the monumental task of translating the work, recognizing its immense historical and cultural value.
The process of translation began in 1974, aiming to divide the text into manageable sections for translation and annotation, ensuring that each section could be used independently. The Leiden edition of the text served as the prominent base for translation, being the only critical and scholarly edition available at that time. The translation required collaboration with numerous scholars specializing in medieval Islamic history and classical Arabic, aiming for consistency in translation and adherence to established guidelines.
Guidelines were established to maintain consistency in translation, addressing format, rubrics, annotation, bibliography, and indexing. A conscious effort was made to translate frequently used phrases and expressions uniformly, providing an essential modicum of consistency in rendering Arabic into English. Furthermore, standardization of spelling for place names was emphasized to enhance clarity and accuracy.
The translation process aimed to strike a balance between faithfulness to the original text and idiomatic expression in English. Though variations may exist in styles and terminology, meticulous efforts were made to ensure accuracy, readability, and overall consistency. The romanization system commonly used by present-day Arabists and Islamicists in the English-speaking world was chosen to maintain accurate transliteration of Arabic terms.
Al-Tabari often cited his sources verbatim and traced chains of transmission (Isnad) for reported information. These chains were rendered by individual links separated by dashes, signifying the reliability and lineage of the reported information, offering insight into the historical methodology employed in this work.
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