Author : Muhammad Ibn Sa'd
THE AUTHOR abu 'Abdullah Muhammad ibn Sa'd is one of the greatest authorities on Muslim biography. His collection, the Kitab at-Tabagat al-Kabir, is one of the most important and earliest surviving biographical collection of narrations. Ibn Sa'd was born in 148 / 764 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 in the course of his quest for knowledge. Many authorities have testified to his reliability. THE BOOK The Men of Madina - Volume 2 is the translation of Volume 5 of the Kitab at-Tabagat al-Kabir of Ibn Sa'd which concentrates on the Tabi'un, the generation after the companions, who lived in Madina itself, may Allah be pleased with all of them and have mercy on them. The study of Madina in this early period assumes great importance since it is well known that the first three generations after the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, are considered to be the best generations, and the school of the people of Madina was known to be the soundest of schools. This was because the people of Madina confined themselves to following in the footsteps of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, more than the people of any other region did. THE TRANSLATOR Aisha Abdarrahman at-Tarjumana Bewley is one of today's most reliable and prolific translators of classical works from Arabic into English. Unlike many non-Muslim orientalists - who either did not fully understand the meaning of what they were translating or who deliberately wished to misrepresent it - Aisha Bewley not only understands Arabic but also the teachings and history of Islam. For more than twenty-five years she has made the contents of many classical works in Arabic accessible to English-speaking readers for the first time, including Al-Muwatta' of Imam Malik and The Foundations of Islam and Ash-Shifa' of Qadi'Iyad.
Size : 21x15x3 / 8 x 6 inches
Weight : 600 gm / 1.32 lbs
Pages : 411
Binding : Paper Back