HISTORIANS OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD

Imparting lessons from the past, historians endeavoured to present
standards for man’s actions. As mentioned in the Qur’an (II: 100, 120),
the histories of the prophets and nations and the exposition of the factors and things
urge man to take lessons and leading to the rise and decline of nations

• Ali Miskawayh entitled his work the maintained that historical ‘Experience of Nations’.
knowledge may foster human MIQElect and provide him with further
stamina to face vicissitudes and urge rulers to administer justice in an
unstable world.
This volume includes the articles devoted to the historians of the Islamic world, cited from the 16 hitherto published volumes
“a of the World of Islam (E WI) which was originally compiled
Encyclopedia in Persian. Other entries from this encyclopaedia which are available in
English include History and Historiography, Historical Sources of the , The Pahlavi Dynasty, Periodicals of the Muslim World, and Islam

• ISBN 978-967-0526-42-3
• PUBLISHER Islamic Book Trust, Kuala Lumpur