Akhbar Umar, fully known as Akhbar ʽUmar wa-Akhbar ʽAbd Allah ibn ʽUmar (Arabic: أخبار عُمر وَأَخْبار عبد الله بن عُمر) is a biography of the Rashidun caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab and his son, Abdullah ibn Umar. The book is written by Ali Al-Tantawi, an award-winning Syrian Islamic scholar and historian, while an appendix at the back is written by his brother, Naji Al-Tantawi.
 Cover of the 1996 reprint which was published by Dar Al-Manarah | |
| Author | Ali Al-Tantawi |
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| Language | Arabic |
| Genre | History, biography, Islamic literature |
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About the author
editMohammad Ali Al-Tantawi was an Islamic scholar, historian and professor. He was awarded the King Faisal Prize in 1990 for his efforts in Islamic scholarship and research.[1][2] Al-Tantawi later moved to Saudi Arabia where he lived the rest of his life until he eventually passed away in 1999, and was buried in Jeddah.[3]
Publication history
editAkhbar Umar was published in Beirut in 1959 by the Lebanese printing house Dar Ibn Hazm. [4] It was reprinted in 1996 and republished by Dar al-Manarah, a publishing house based in Jeddah.[5]
Content
editAkhbar Umar details the life of Umar ibn al-Khattab, including his conversion to Islam. The book's chapters describe his many exploits as a companion of Muhammad, as well as the battles he commanded and/or took part in. The final chapter is about his assassination in Medina, followed by an appendix written by Naji Al-Tantawi, the author's brother, regarding information about Umar's son Abdullah ibn Umar.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "King Faisal Prize". Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ منیر احمد; محمد ظاہر شاہ. الشيخ علي الطنطاوي وخدماتہ العلمية والأدبية (PDF). Al-Idah. 29 (December 2014). Shaykh Zayed Islamic Centre, University of Peshawar. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Salahi, Adil (19 June 2001). "Scholar Of Renown Sheikh Ali Al-Tantawi". Arab News.
- ^ "Books and Biographies: Akhbar Umar wa-Akhbar 'Abd Allah ibn Umar". waqfeya.net. 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Details for: أخبار عمر : وأخبار عبد الله بن عمر / › OPAC | UNISSA – Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali catalog". unissa.edu.bn. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ Al-Tantawi (1959). Akhbar Umar wa-Akhbar 'Abd Allah ibn Umar (in Arabic). Dar Ibn Hazm. ISBN 978-219401128.
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