The History of Al-Tabari: The Foundation of the Community [Paperback]

M. V. McDonald (Translator), W. Montgomery Watt (Contributor)

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Text: English, Arabic (translation) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: State University of New York Press; annotated edition edition (August 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887063454
• ISBN-13: 978-0887063459
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars First four years after Hicrat, July 8, 2001

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Muzaffer Muctehitzade "hacibey" (Boston, Ma USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The History of Al-Tabari: The Foundation of the Community (Paperback)

This Volume covers the first four years after the Hicrat. Among various excurcios to neighbouring tribes or caravans the volume covers Badr and Uhud battles. Marriage of Mohammed (AS) to HZ. Aisah, conflicts with Jews in the city of Madina. Tabari uses Ibn Ishak, Ibn Hisham as his sources and time to time provides variant stories on same subject with chain of isnads. Contrary to his Tafsir, he does not say which one is more acceptable to him. The translators have some preface and time to time expalanatory commentary in Fine Prints which I found most of them unacceptable. I did not appreciate sometimes their twisted opinions in a book which is supposed to be a translation. But again I appreciate their work for making this book available to English readers.