The History of al-?abar? Vol. 39 by Ella Landau-Tasseron - 9780791428207

The History of al-?abar? Vol. 39Biographies of the Prophet's Companions and Their Successors: al-?abar?'s Supplement to His History\nAuthor(s): Ella Landau-Tasseron\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: State University of New York Press, United States\nImprint: State University of New York Press\nISBN-13: 9780791428207, 978-0791428207\nSynopsis\nBiographical material that al-T'abari appended to his History, bringing together biographies of Companions and successors of the Prophet. Many chapters are devoted to women who played a role in the transmission of knowledge\n\nThe present volume is a collection of excerpts from al-?abar?'s biographical work entitled The Supplement to the Supplemented (Dhayl al-mudhayyal).\n\nIn the introduction to his History, al-?abar? declared his intention to append to it a biographical work for the reader's convenience. Only a collection of excerpts has survived, however. It was first published as part of the Leiden edition of the History and is now presented a.