Ibrahim al-Zaybaq
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Ibrahim al-Zaybaq (b. 1372 AH / 1953 CE) is a Syrian historian and manuscript editor based in Damascus, known for his editorial work on classical texts and his biographical studies on medieval Damascene historiography .
Life and Career
Ibrahim 'Umar al-Zaybaq was born in Damascus in the spring of 1953 CE . He turned his attention to the critical editing of Arabic Islamic manuscript heritage in early 1980 CE . He worked closely within the Damascus research and editorial office of Mu'assasat al-Risala, operating in accordance with the editorial methodology developed by the hadith scholar Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut alongside colleagues such as Muhammad Na'im al-'Irqsusi and 'Adil Murshid .
Scholarly Activity
Al-Zaybaq focused on classical historical and biographical literature as well as hadith compendia . Among his major collaborative projects was the critical edition and verification of Musnad Ahmad alongside al-Arna'ut and al-'Irqsusi, for which he edited multiple sections . In the field of history, he edited Kitab al-Rawdatayn (The Book of the Two Gardens) by Abu Shama . He also authored historical monographs, including a specialized biographical study on Abu Shama's life and historical method in the Ayyubid period . In addition to manuscript editing, he contributed historical research and articles to periodicals such as al-Majalla al-'Arabiyya, al-Faysal, al-Katib al-Filastini, and the Damascus weekly al-Usbu' al-Adabi, and authored entries for the multi-volume al-Mawsu'ah al-'Arabiyyah (The Arab Encyclopedia) published in Damascus .
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List of Works
Abu Shama, Muarrikh Dimashq fi Asr al-Ayyubiyyin (Abu Shama: The Historian of Damascus in the Ayyubid Era) is a scholarly biographical and historiographical study completed in Damascus in 1428 AH (2007 CE). The work examines the life, historical methodology, intellectual contributions, and historical context of the Damascene scholar and chronicler Shihab al-Din Abu Shama al-Maqdisi during the Ayyubid period.
Sibt Ibn al-Jawzi al-Muarrikh al-Waiz (Sibt Ibn al-Jawzi: The Historian and Preacher) is a biographical and historiographical monograph completed in Damascus in 1438 AH (2016 CE). The work is devoted to examining the life, career, and historical methodology of the Ayyubid-era preacher and chronicler Sibt Ibn al-Jawzi, author of the universal chronicle Mir'at al-Zaman fi Tawarikh al-A'yan (The Mirror of Time in the Histories of Notable Figures).