Usd al-ghabah fi marifat al-Saḥabah

Usd al-ghabah fi marifat al-Saḥabah (Arabic: أسد الغابة في معرفة الصحابة‎, lit. 'The Lions of the Forest and the knowledge about the Companions'), commonly known as Usa al-Gabah, is a book by author Ali ibn al-Athir. It is a brief biography and timeline of the lives of the Prophet Muhammad and his companions. This work encompasses the mention and biographies of 7554 companions of the prophet.[1][2]

Usd al-ghabah fi marifat al-Saḥabah
AuthorAli ibn al-Athir
TranslatorUrdu Translated: Maulana Muhammad Abdul Shakoor Faruqi.
LanguageArabic
SubjectIslamic History, Biography of Sahabah, Timeline of Muhammad and his companions.
PublisherDar Ibn Hazm, Beirut, Lebanon
Publication date
2012
Media typePrint, pdf
Pages1657
ISBN978-9953-81-621-0

History

This book was written in 1200 BC by Ibn al-Athir but published for the first time in 2011.[3][4]

About Book

This book is an encyclopedic work based on the names of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad, arranged in alphabetical order. This title relies on mostly four other works such that of Ma'rifat al-Sahabah by Abi Na'im, al-Isti'ab fi Ma'rifat al-Ashab by Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, Ma'rifat al-Ashab, and al-Dhayl 'ala Ma'rifat al-Ashab, both by Ibn Mandah. Islamic scholars regard it as an informative source.[5]

Scholars have written the following:

  • Ibn Hajar notes in Taqrib, He was truthful, but he was habitual of connecting disjointed narrations and not mentioning his sources.[6]
  • ‘Abdul Barr writes in al Isti’ab, His ahadith have contradictions in the asanid and cannot be established.[7]
  • Al Dhahabi states, Ibn Sa’d said, “He narrated many ahadith, but his ahadith cannot be used as proof, because he does not mention his source in many instances. He did not meet the Sahabah, and most of his companions also do not mention their sources.[8]

Edition

This print is in one thick volume expanding well over 1600 pages. It is well-edited but has barely any footnotes.

About Author

Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari (1160-1233) was an Arab or Kurdish famous historian and biographer who wrote Islamic tradition in the Arabic language. He also wrote Al-Kāmil fī al-tārīkh (11 volumes), Al-Tārīkh al-bāhir fī al-Dawlah al-Atābakīyah bi-al-Mawṣil and Al-Lubāb fī tahdhīb al-ansāb.[9]

Reference
  1. "Usd al-Ghabah fi Ma'rifat al-Sahabah 1 THICK VOLUME (أُسْدُ الغَابَة فِي مَعْرِفَةِ الصَّحَابة) by Imam 'Izz al-Din Abi al-Hassan Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari, Looh Press; Islamic & African Studies". www.loohpress.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  2. "About usd Al ghabah" (PDF).
  3. "كتاب: أسد الغابة في معرفة الصحابة **|نداء الإيمان". www.al-eman.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  4. "أسد الغابة في معرفة الصحابة - المكتبة الوقفية للكتب المصورة PDF". waqfeya.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  5. "The Verse of Purification in Sunni Sources". Al-Islam.org (in Italian). 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  6. Taqrib pg. 496 Lucknowi print. Comment about Usd Al Gabah.
  7. Al Isti’ab vol. 2 pg. 282.
  8. Tahdhib vol. 10 pg. 178.
  9. "WAQkamilt : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
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