Muhammad Bayyumi Mihran
- Died
- 1429 AH
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Muhammad Bayyumi Mihran (d. 1429 AH / 2008 CE) was an Egyptian historian and professor of ancient history at Alexandria University, recognized for his historical writings on the ancient Near East and the Arabian Peninsula, including Dirasat fi Tarikh al-Arab al-Qadim (Studies in Ancient Arab History) .
Academic Career and Scholarship
Mihran served as a professor of ancient history in the Faculty of Arts at Alexandria University in Egypt . During his academic career, he also taught the ancient history of the Arabian Peninsula for four academic years at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh .
His scholarship centered on the ancient history of Egypt, the Near East, pre-Islamic Arabia, and historical dimensions of Qur'anic and prophetic narratives. In 1397 AH (1977 CE), his comprehensive study Dirasat fi Tarikh al-Arab al-Qadim was published under the auspices of the research and publishing committee at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University . He also authored the extensive multi-volume work Dirasat Tarikhiyyah min al-Qur'an al-Karim (Historical Studies from the Noble Qur'an) , as well as al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah al-Sharifah (The Noble Prophetic Biography), in which he highlighted the historiographical significance of prophetic biography within Islamic historical scholarship .
Mihran died in 1429 AH (2008 CE).
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List of Works
Dirasat fi Tarikh al-Arab al-Qadim (Studies in Ancient Arab History) is a specialized historical work published in 1397 AH / 1977 CE as the first volume in the historical series of Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh. The work provides a comprehensive survey of pre-Islamic Arabian history, geography, kingdoms, and primary epigraphic and literary sources.