Encyclopaedic survey of Islamic culture.


Vol. 5: Medieval Muslim historiography. Ed. Mohamed Taher. Delhi: Anmol Publications, 1997

Contents

A valuable historical MS. of Arabic - al-Iktifa, by Fariq, K. A. pp.99-107.

Al-Beruni and the bed of Amu Darya, by  Kazmi, Hasan 'Askari. pp.179-187.

Arab historiography, by Merlet, Shukrieh R. pp.80-89.

Arabic historical and literary sources. pp.108-125.

Ibn Khaldun and his history of Islamic civilization, by Bukhsh, Khuda pp.188-228.

Ibn Khaldun on the origin, growth and decay of cities, by Alam, Manzoor pp.229-247.

Medieval Arabic historiography, by Richtar, G. pp.1-11.

Notes on the Arab calendar before Islam, by Caussin de Perceval, A. P. pp.40-55.

Sayf b.'Umar and the Battle of the Camel, by Lau, L. D. pp.126-137.

Shibli's studies in Islamic history, by Ali Khan, Javed pp.90-98.

The concept of history in the modern Arab world, by Chejne, Anwar G. pp.12-39.

The earliest Persian manuscripts, by Tasbihi, G. H. pp.65-79.

The reign of Mu'awiyah, by Beg, Muhammad Abdul Jabbar pp.138-163.

The Tarikh-i-Bayhaq, by Husaini, Qari Syed Kalimulla pp.164-178.

The topography of the Hijrah, by Krenkow, F. pp.56-64.