📜Biographies of Scholars

The history of Baghdad and its aftermath

تاريخ بغداد وذيوله

Author: أبو بكر أحمد بن علي بن ثابت بن أحمد بن مهدي الخطيب البغدادي (المتوفى: 463هـ) (d. 463)

About this work

كتاب «تاريخ بغداد وذيوله» للخبير البغدادي هو مؤلف من نوع التراجم والطبقات يسلط الضوء على تاريخ بغداد ومجتمعها عبر عصورها، موثّقاً حياة العلماء والمحدثين والفقهاء والأدباء الذين عاشوا فيها أو زاروها. يشتمل على سيرة الخطيب نفسه من نشأته ورحلاته العلمية إلى تفاصيل مساهماته في مختلف الفروع الإسلامية مثل الحديث، الفقه، العقائد، الأدب والزهد. يبرز الكتاب نشاط المحدثين في بغداد وأثر المكتبات والمدارس العامة على ازدهار الحركة الفكرية، مع إشارة إلى عدد كبير من الترجمات التي جمعها المؤلف.

Translation

The book “The History of Baghdad and Its Aftermaths” by the expert Al-Baghdadi is a book of the type of biographies and classes that sheds light on the history of Baghdad and its society through its eras, documenting the lives of scholars, hadith scholars, jurists, and writers who lived there or visited it. It includes the biography of Al-Khatib himself, from his upbringing and scholarly journeys to details of his contributions to various Islamic branches such as hadith, jurisprudence, doctrines, literature, and asceticism. The book highlights the activity of the hadith scholars in Baghdad and the impact of libraries and public schools on the prosperity of the intellectual movement, with reference to a large number of translations collected by the author.

Topics covered

The history of Baghdad and its implications, scientific edition
History of Baghdad
Introduction to the investigator
Introduction to Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi
His name, lineage and birth:
His upbringing:
His journeys in pursuit of knowledge:
His trip to cities near Baghdad:
His trip to Kufa and Basra:
His first trip to the East:
His second trip to the East:
Al-Khatib settled in Baghdad for a long period:
His trip to the Levant:
His trip to Hijaz:
His return to Baghdad:
Characteristics of Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi:
His academic standing and culture:
Document it:
Works of Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi:
In hadith science:
In the reported hadiths:
In modern terms:
In the etiquette of the hadith:
In the science of hadith men:
In history:

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