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'''The History of al-Tabari''' is an English translation of ''The History of the Prophets and Kings'' (تاريخ الرسلوالملوك ''Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk'', popularly known as ''Tarikh al-Tabari''). It is an historical and religious chronicle written by the Muslim historian Ibn Jarir al-Tabari (838-923), beginning with the [[Islam|Islamic]] [[Creation]] to the year 915 AD.
'''The History of al-Tabari''' is an English translation of ''The History of the Prophets and Kings'' (تاريخ الرسلوالملوك ''Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk'', popularly known as ''Tarikh al-Tabari''). It is an historical and religious chronicle written by the Muslim historian Ibn Jarir al-Tabari (838-923), beginning with the [[Islam|Islamic]] [[Creation]] to the year 915 AD.


It forms one of Islam's [[Islam and Scripture|major religious sources]], containing the most complete recension of Ibn Ishaq's [[Sirat Rasul Allah]]<ref>According to Donner, the material in ibn Hisham's and al-Tabari's recensions are "virtually the same" (Ref: ''Donner, Fred McGraw (1998). Narratives of Islamic origins: the beginnings of Islamic historical writing. Darwin Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-87850-127-4''). However, some material found in al-Tabari are not preserved by ibn Hisham. For example, al-Tabari includes the episode of the [[Satanic Verses]], while ibn Hisham does not (Ref: ''Raven, Wim, Sīra and the Qurʾān – Ibn Isḥāq and his editors, Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an. Ed. Jane Dammen McAuliffe. Vol. 5. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishers, 2006. p29-51.'')(Ref: ''Cf., Ibn Ishaq [Guillaume's reconstruction, at 165-167] and al-Tabari [SUNY edition, at VI: 107-112]'').</ref> (the most important biography of Prophet [[Muhammad]], partially forming his [[Sunnah]]), and is universally praised by Muslims for its detail and accuracy concerning Muslim and Middle Eastern history.  
It forms one of Islam's [[Islam and Scripture|major religious sources]], containing the most complete recension of Ibn Ishaq's [[Sirat Rasul Allah]]<ref>According to Islamic scholar Fred Donner at the University of Chicago, the material in ibn Hisham's and al-Tabari's recensions are "virtually the same" (Ref: ''Donner, Fred McGraw (1998). Narratives of Islamic origins: the beginnings of Islamic historical writing. Darwin Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-87850-127-4''). However, some material found in al-Tabari are not preserved by ibn Hisham. For example, al-Tabari includes the episode of the [[Satanic Verses]], while ibn Hisham does not (Ref: ''Raven, Wim, Sīra and the Qurʾān – Ibn Isḥāq and his editors, Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an. Ed. Jane Dammen McAuliffe. Vol. 5. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishers, 2006. p29-51.'')(Ref: ''Cf., Ibn Ishaq [Guillaume's reconstruction, at 165-167] and al-Tabari [SUNY edition, at VI: 107-112]'').</ref> (the most important biography of Prophet [[Muhammad]], partially forming his [[Sunnah]]), and is universally praised by Muslims for its detail and accuracy concerning Muslim and Middle Eastern history.  


Along with the Muslim Students Association's [[Compendium of Muslim Texts]], which include universally accepted translations of the [[Qur'an]] and major [[hadith]] collections, Tabari's History is used as a primary source at [[WikiIslam]].
Along with the Muslim Students Association's [[Compendium of Muslim Texts]], which include universally accepted translations of the [[Qur'an]] and major [[hadith]] collections, Tabari's History is used as a primary source at [[WikiIslam]].
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