Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra 6 Vols, Arabic

 Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra - 6 Vols, Arabic, New,
*[A4] Hardback - 6 Volume Set
by Muhammad ibn Sa'd,
*Published by Dar al-Fikr, Beirut.




Description :



Kitab Al-Tabaqat Al-Kubra is a compendium of biographical information about famous Islamic personalities compiled by the famous historian and biographer Muhammad ibn Sa'ad al-Waqidi, rahimaullah.


This 6 volume work commences from the life of Prophet Muhammad, ﷺ, his Companions and Helpers, including those who fought at the Battle of Badr as a special class, and of the following generation; the taba'in and their Followers (taba-taba'in), who received their traditions from the Companions.




Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Sa'd, 'alayhir rahman, is one of the greatest authorities on Muslim biography. His collection, the Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabir, is one of the most important inand earliest surviving biographical collections of narrations. Ibn Sa'd, may Allah be pleased with him, was born in 148H / 764CE in Basra, and died in 230 / 845. He moved to Baghdad where he studied under various people, especially Muhammad ibn 'Umar al-Waqidi. He also visited Kufa and Madina al-Munawwarah in the course of his quest for knowledge. Many authorities have testified to his reliability.





*Off-mint condition.

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* Single Volume Dimensions : 24.6 x 18cm.