{"product_id":"men-of-madina-i","title":"The Men of Madina Ibn Sa'd's Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabir (Volume 1)","description":"This book is the translation of Volume 7 of the Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabir of Ibn Sa'd which deals with the Companions, Tabi'un and the subsequent generations of the people of knowledge in Basra, Baghdad, Khurasan, Syria and Egypt. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis book is of particular interest because its pages demonstrate the attitude and action of the Companions and the Tabi'un when confronted by the most dangerous of trials fitna, or civil war. This is extremely important in the modern age, in which fitna is commonplace, for we can learn a great deal from how the early Muslims dealt with it.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAbu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Sa'd is one of the earliest authorities on Muslim biography. He was born in 168AH in Basra, and died in 230 AH (845) at the age of 62. He moved to Baghdad where he studied under various people, especially Muhammad ibn Umar al-Waqidi.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nHe came to be known as the secretary of al-Waqidi because of his close connection to him. He also visited Kufa and Madina in the course of his quest for Knowledge. Authorities such as as Ibn Hajar, adh-Dhahabi, al-Khatib al-Baghdadi and Ibn Khallikan have testified to his reliability.\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"Ar-Desc\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n","brand":"Ta-Ha Publishers Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47573071298804,"sku":"BKMMKT1","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0520\/1172\/9077\/files\/BKMMKT1.jpg?v=1792931705","url":"https:\/\/noorart.com\/products\/men-of-madina-i","provider":"Noorart, Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}