📜History (Tarikh)
The history of Mecca, the Grand Mosque, and Medina
تاريخ مكة المشرفة والمسجد الحرام والمدينة
Author: محمد بن أحمد بن الضياء محمد القرشي العمري المكي الحنفي، بهاء الدين أبو البقاء، المعروف بابن الضياء (المتوفى: 854هـ) (d. 854)
About this work
كتاب تاريخ مكة المشرفة والمسجد الحرام والمدينة للشيخ الإمام العلامة ابن الضياء يُعَدّ مؤلفًا تاريخيًا يسلط الضوء على مسار مكة ومكانتها الدينية عبر العصور. يتناول تفاصيل خَلْق الكعبة قبل السماوات، وبنائها على يد الملائكة وآدم وإبراهيم، ويستعرض مراحل إقامتها وتغيّرها من الجاهلية إلى الإسلام، إضافة إلى ذكر أحداث مرتبطة بالمدينة والقبر الشريف. يشتمل على فصول تتناول أدوار بني إسماعيل، وقصص الفيل، وتطور الطقوس والحج، ما يجعل النص مرجعًا شاملًا لتاريخ الأماكن المقدسة.
Translation
The book The History of Mecca, the Grand Mosque, and Medina by Sheikh Imam Allama Ibn al-Diya is considered a historical work that sheds light on the path of Mecca and its religious status throughout the ages. It deals with the details of the creation of the Kaaba before the heavens, and its construction by the angels, Adam, and Abraham, and reviews the stages of its establishment and change from pre-Islamic times to Islam, in addition to mentioning events related to Medina and the Holy Grave. It includes chapters dealing with the roles of Bani Ismail, elephant stories, and the development of rituals and pilgrimage, making the text a comprehensive reference for the history of the holy places.
Topics covered
- Author's introduction
- A chapter mentioning the angels’ construction of the Kaaba before Adam and the beginning of the Tawaf
- A chapter on what was mentioned in the revelation of Jurhum with Umm Ismail in the Haram
- A chapter on what was mentioned about Ibrahim’s construction of the Kaaba
- A chapter on what was mentioned about Abraham’s Hajj, his circumambulation, and his call to prayer during Hajj
- A chapter mentioning the rule of Banu Ismail at the Kaaba after him and the matter of Jurhum
- A chapter mentioning the authority of Khuza’ah over the Kaaba after Jurhum and the authority of Mecca
- A chapter on what was mentioned about the first person who set up idols and what happened when he broke them
- Part of his journey to Mecca
- The beginning chapter of the elephant’s talk
- Chapter on mentioning the elephant when the Abyssinian drove him
- A chapter mentioning the Quraish construction of the Kaaba in pre-Islamic times
- A chapter mentioning the pit that was in the Kaaba and its money that was in it
- Chapter on who covered the Kaaba in pre-Islamic times
- A chapter mentioning those who clothed her in Islam, perfumed her, and served her
- Detailing what was mentioned in stripping the Kaaba
- Separating what was mentioned in the names of the Kaaba and not building a house overlooking it
- A chapter mentioning the first person to wake up around the Kaaba and in the Sacred Mosque
- Separating the arm of the Kaaba from inside and outside
- A chapter mentioning what goes into the Black Stone of silver
- A chapter on what was mentioned about the position of Abraham, peace be upon him
- A chapter on what was mentioned in the place of standing and how Omar returned it to this place
- A chapter on what was mentioned about the gold that is on the shrine and who placed it on it
- Chapter mentioning the arm of the Maqam
- A chapter on what was mentioned in the narration of Jibril Zamzam by Umm Ismail and narrated to her
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