Akhbar al-Nisa li-Ibn al-Jawzi

Akhbar al-Nisa (Reports Concerning Women) is an adab and narrative compilation attributed to the Hanbali scholar and preacher Abu al-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 597 AH / 1201 CE), collecting stories, descriptions, and literary accounts concerning women al-Durr al-Farid wa Bayt …+1.

Attribution

Although earlier printed editions erroneously attributed the work to Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, the work is credited to Abu al-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzi al-Durr al-Farid wa Bayt …+1. Ibn al-Jawzi explicitly lists Akhbar al-Nisa among his own authored works in his treatise Talbis Iblis Talbis Iblis.

Structure and Content

The work opens with the author stating that it is a compilation dedicated to recounting reports and traditions regarding women Akhbar al-Nisa li-Ibn al-…. The text contains thematic sections, beginning with an opening chapter on descriptions and qualities associated with women (Bab ma ja'a fi wasf al-nisa), assembling anecdotes, poetic verses, and dialogues involving historical figures—such as Ali ibn Abi Talib, Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan, and Marwan ibn al-Hakam—alongside accounts of desert Arabs, marital dynamics, and various social interactions Akhbar al-Nisa li-Ibn al-…+1.

Editions

The book was edited and annotated in a single volume by Nizar Rida and published by Dar Maktabat al-Hayat in Beirut in 1982 al-Durr al-Farid wa Bayt …+1.