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History book on ancient Islam For the work by al-Suyuti (died 1505), see History of the Caliphs . Al-Imāma wa al-siyāsa ( ) is a work about the history of Islam written before the fifth century AH (twelfth century CE). This book is sometimes attributed to the Sunni Muslim Ibn Qutayba ( d. 276/889 ), although this attribution is disputed. The work might have been authored by another Sunni author, either in the Umayyad Spain or after the Abbasid rulers adopted Sunni orthodoxy as the basis of their authority.1 The ongoing debate about the authorship of this book remains relevant in view of its controversial content: while the book has an evident pro-Sunni tone, it also corroborates Shia reports about a violent attack on the house of Fatima , the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . In Shia sources, the death (and miscarriage) of the young Fatima within six months of Muhammad's death in 632 are attributed to the injuries she suffered during this alleged attack. Most Sunni sources, on the other hand, categorically deny any such violence. The book is traditionally known as Taʾrīkh al-khulafāʾ ( lit. ' history of the caliphs ' ), and its edition by Zini Taha was published in 1967 in Cairo .
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Al-Imama wa al-Siyasa is an Arabic work spuriously attributed to the Sunni Islamic scholar Ibn Qutaybah about the history of Islam . This book is traditionally known as Ta’rikh al-Khulafa’ .
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Al-Imama wa al-Siyasa is an Arabic work written by the Sunni Islamic scholar Ibn Qutaybah about the history of Islam . This book is traditionally known as Ta’rikh al-Khulafa’ .
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Al-Imama wa al-Siyasa is an Arabic work allegedly written by the Sunni Islamic scholar Ibn Qutaybah about the history of Islam . The book's attribution to Ibn Qutaybah has been rejected by some Sunni scholars. This book is traditionally known as Ta'rikh al-Khulafa' . Al-Dhahabi - Siyar a`lam al-nubala (The Lives of Noble Figures) 10:625-628 #2356.
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History book on ancient Islam For the work by al-Suyuti (died 1505), see History of the Caliphs . Al-Imāma wa al-siyāsa ( Arabic : الإمامة والسياسة , lit. ' Imamate and Rule ' ) is a work about the history of Islam written before the fifth century AH (twelfth century CE). This book is sometimes attributed to the Sunni Muslim Ibn Qutayba ( d. 276/889 ), although this attribution is disputed. The ongoing debate about the authorship of this book remains relevant in view of its controversial content: while the book has an evident pro-Sunni tone, it also corroborates Shia reports about a violent attack on the house of Fatima , the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . In Shia sources, the death (and miscarriage) of the young Fatima within six months of Muhammad's death in 632 are attributed to the injuries she suffered during this alleged attack. Most Sunni sources, on the other hand, categorically deny any such violence. The book is traditionally known as Taʾrīkh al-khulafāʾ ( lit. ' history of the caliphs ' ), and its edition by Zini Taha was published in 1967 in Cairo .
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arabic work spuriously attributed to the sunni islamic scholar ibn qutaybah about the history of islam
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work about the history of islam written before the sixth century ah
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