Arabic External Sources for the History of Africa to the South of Sahara

Martin, B. G.; Lewicki, Tadeusz

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“…Other branches of study, which the study of Ḥadīth gave rise to are c ilm al-Jarḥ wa al-ta c dīl ( lit. impugnment and justification) concerning the transmitters; and the rise of the biographical dictionary 11 . It is interesting to note that the storytellers would have reached a higher artistic level if the Ḥadīth scholars had not closed the doors on them since any addition to the already vast corpus of Ḥadīth was undesirable.…”

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From Mustalah al Hadith to Mustalah al Ta’rikh: Transmission and Contents Criticism in Afrabic Historiography

Sirajudeen,

Aminullahi

2023

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Drawing from this same concept, Afrabic is employed considering the fact that most of the ideas therein fall within the purview of the relationship between Africa and Arabic. The task of screening and documenting authentic prophetic traditions and discarding fabricated information attributed to the Prophet of Islam resulted in the evolution of the critical study of Ḥadīth literature, technically referred to as Muṣṭalaḥ al Ḥadīth. Scholars of Ḥadīth employed a method of validating matn (text) by subjecting the isnād (chain of transmitters) to tests of reliability. Considering the similarity of the process of Ḥadīth verification and the methodology of establishing facts in historiography, which involves Heuristik (identification of sources), Kritik (testing sources for reliability), and Hermeneutik (interpretation of reliable sources for constructing a connected and significant narrative), there is a high potential for a symbiotic relationship between Ḥadīth studies and historiography. This paper makes a case for the specific application of the method of validation of information in Ḥadīth for obtaining authentic historical facts. For illustrative purposes and ascertainig the efficacy of this method and approach, two Arabic works on Medieval African Historiography, viz; Infāq al Maysūr of Muḥammad Bello and Tārikh Mai Idrīs Alūma waghazawātuh of Ibn Fartuwa were subjected to the mechanism of information validation hereby technically referred to as Muṣṭalaḥ al Tārīkh. The outcome revealed significant strengths and weaknesses of the two works. While they both subsist as useful sources of history, various dimensions of inaccurate information were detected in the accounts of the authors.

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“…Lewicki, T. (1969) Arabic External Sources for the History of Africa to the South of Sahara, London, Curzon Press, p. 83 Lewicki, …., p. 7…”

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From Mustalah al Hadith to Mustalah al Ta’rikh: Transmission and Contents Criticism in Afrabic Historiography

Sirajudeen,

Aminullahi

2023

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Gronenborn

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African Archaeological Review

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Al-Madaih An-Nabawiyyah: Its Literary History and Transformational Functions in the 21st Century Era

Sirajudeen¹

2023

JAT

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From an Islamic perspective, al-madaih an-nabawiyyah (praise of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH) is a part of Islamic literature that plays a central role in various aspects of life. This study aimed to investigate the literature, history, and functional diversity of al-madaih an-nabawiyyah in the 21st century. This study adopted Swingewood and Laurenson’s sociological approach. Data were obtained through references to literary history studies, observations and interviews. Observations focused on the functional diversity of al-madaih an-nabawiyah, while interviews were conducted with al-madaih an-nabawiyah figures and activists who were met at the activity center. In addition to these methods, data was also obtained from documents related to the existence and activities of congregations which have made reading al-madaih an-nabawiyah have a transformational function in the 21st century era. This paper shows that the emergence of al-madaih an-nabawiyyah literature was influenced by the rise of Muslim religious fanaticism, which encouraged love and longing for noble figures, and the encouragement of Muslims to eliminate life’s anxieties by asking for spiritual intercession from the Prophet Muhammad PBUH. Another factor that underlies the development of al-madaih an-nabawiyyah literature is the development of tasawuf tendencies and ascetic life (zuhd) among Muslims. This paper shows that the literary theme of al-madaih an-nabawiyyah includes the Prophet’s majesty and the Muslims’ religiosity by imitating by imitating the Prophet’s wisdom and glory. Apart from being a monumental literary work, al-Madaih an-Nabawiyyah has undergone a shift present generation’s needs, as a prayer and worship to improve the quality of life, piety, soothe the soul, as well as an expression of longing and love for the Prophet Muhammad PBUH. Reading al-madaih an-nabawiyyah has become a social, economic, cultural and political activity. Many Muslims used al-madaih an-nabawiyyah reading program as a medium to strengthen friendship or create an atmosphere of harmony in the people. This paper stressed the need for further studies on the development of al-madaih an-nabawiyyah literature as a complete literary work which is a masterpiece that accompanies Muslims’ lives.

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Arabic External Sources for the History of Africa to the South of Sahara

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From Mustalah al Hadith to Mustalah al Ta’rikh: Transmission and Contents Criticism in Afrabic Historiography

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