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Al Waqidi

Al-Waqidi was an early 8th century Arab Muslim historian born in Medina who specialized in collecting traditions related to the history of Islam and the life of the Prophet Muhammad. His most well known work was "Kitab al-Tarikh wa al-Maghazi" which described the military campaigns led by Muhammad while in Medina. Though he authored many books, only this one work survived as later Muslim writers criticized Al-Waqidi for being unreliable in his historical accounts. He lived most of his later life in Baghdad where he served as a Qadi.

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Al Waqidi

Al-Waqidi was an early 8th century Arab Muslim historian born in Medina who specialized in collecting traditions related to the history of Islam and the life of the Prophet Muhammad. His most well known work was "Kitab al-Tarikh wa al-Maghazi" which described the military campaigns led by Muhammad while in Medina. Though he authored many books, only this one work survived as later Muslim writers criticized Al-Waqidi for being unreliable in his historical accounts. He lived most of his later life in Baghdad where he served as a Qadi.

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Al-Waqidi

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Muslim historian
Name: Abu `Abdillah Muhammad Ibn Omar Ibn Waqid al al-Aslami Title: Al-Waqidi Birth: ca. 130AH / AD 748 Death: 207AH / AD 822 Main interests: History of Islam Works: "Kitab al-Tarikh wa al-Maghazi" ("Book of History and Campaigns") Influenced: Ibn Sad

Abu `Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Omar Ibn Waqid al-Aslami (Arabic ' ) (c. 130 - 207 AH; c. 748 - 822AD), commonly referred to as al-Waqidi (Arabic: ,)was an early Arab Muslim historian. He was born and educated in Medina. When Harun al-Rashid made his hajj in 186 AH, and intended to visit Medina, he sent his vizier Yahya ibn Khalid ibn Barmak ahead to locate a suitable guide, and Yahya chose al-Waqidi. Al-Waqidi then followed the caliph back to Baghdad where he lived thereafter. At the time of his death he was qadi of the western side of Baghdad. Al-Waqidi was a tireless collector of traditions and the author of many books. His secretary, Muhammad Ibn Sa`d was also a famous historian. He made use of the information collected by al-Waqidi. Both of them wrote biographies of the prophet Muhammad that are important supplements to the "Sirat Rasul Allah" of Muhammad ibn Ishaq, but al-Waqidi's has survived only in part. Only one of al-Waqidi's works has survived - "Kitab al-Tarikh wa al-Maghazi" ("Book of History and Campaigns") which describes the campaigns (Arabic "Ghazw") made by Muhammad while he was ruling in Medina. Another work still often ascribed to al-Waqidi, "Futuh al-Sham" ("Conquests of Syria"), contains characters from the sixth Islamic century, long after the time alWaqidi lived. al-Waqidi has been frequently criticized by Muslim writers, who claim that he is unreliable.[1] Imam Shafi'i says that,"the books written by Al-Waqidi are nothing but heaps of lies".

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