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The historiography of early Islam is the study of how various historians have treated the events of the first two centuries of Islamic history. These events are problematic in that they are disputed by various Islamic sects and because there are so few surviving primary sources for the period. There are few surviving manuscripts and inscriptions, and only sketchy archaeological data. Islamic history seems to have been primarily transmitted orally until well after the rise of the Abbasid caliphate. Islamic scholars then sifted and recorded the traditions. Modern Western scholars are much less likely than Islamic scholars to trust the work of the Abbasid historians. Western historians approach the classic Islamic histories with varying degrees of circumspection. Islamic history after this early period is on a much firmer basis. Not only is there a fair bit of Islamic material surviving -- some of it primary source -- but interested outsiders also made their own records, which can be cross-checked with the Islamic sources.1
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The historiography of early Islam refers to the study of the early origins of Islam based on a critical analysis, evaluation, and examination of authentic primary sources materials and the organization of these sources into a narrative timeline.
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The historiography of early Islam refers to the study of the early history of Islam during the 7th century, from Muhammad 's first revelations in AD 610 until the disintegration of the Rashidun Caliphate in AD 661, and arguably throughout the 8th century and the duration of the Umayyad Caliphate , terminating in the incipient Islamic Golden Age around the beginning of the 9th century.
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The historiography of early Islam is the scholarly literature on the early history of Islam during the 7th century , from Muhammad 's first revelations in 610 until the disintegration of the Rashidun Caliphate in 661, and arguably throughout the 8th century and the duration of the Umayyad Caliphate , terminating in the incipient Islamic Golden Age around the beginning of the 9th century.
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Early Islamic history writing and its historicity The historiography of early Islam is the scholarly literature on the early history of Islam during the 7th century , from Muhammad 's first purported revelations in 610 until the disintegration of the Rashidun Caliphate in 661, and arguably throughout the 8th century and the duration of the Umayyad Caliphate , terminating in the incipient Islamic Golden Age around the beginning of the 9th century.
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The historiography of early Islam is the secular scholarly literature on the early history of Islam during the 7th century , from Muhammad 's first purported revelations in 610 until the disintegration of the Rashidun Caliphate in 661, and arguably throughout the 8th century and the duration of the Umayyad Caliphate , terminating in the incipient Islamic Golden Age around the beginning of the 9th century. Muslims developed methodologies such as the "science of biography" and the " science of hadith " to evaluate the reliability of these narratives, while prominent figures like Ibn Khaldun introduced critical historiographical methods , emphasizing the importance of context and the systematic evaluation of historical data.
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study of how various historians have treated the events of the first two centuries of islamic history
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secular scholarly literature on the early history of islam during the 7th century
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