al-Daw al-Sari fi Marifat Khabar Tamim al-Dari lil-Maqrizi
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al-Daw' al-Sari fi Ma'rifat Khabar Tamim al-Dari (The Flowing Light on Knowledge of the Account of Tamim al-Dari) is a concise historical and legal treatise by the Egyptian historian al-Maqrizi (766–845 AH / 1364–1442 CE) devoted to the biography of the Companion Tamim al-Dari and the legal status of his prophetic land grant .
Background and Contents
Al-Maqrizi designed the work as a brief essay (maqala wajiza) centered on the life, virtues, and legal legacy of Tamim ibn Aws al-Dari . The book begins with a discussion of human origins descending from Adam and Noah, followed by an overview of Arab lineages . It then chronicles the arrival of the Dariyyun delegation before the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, Tamim’s conversion from Christianity to Islam, and his life during the pre-Islamic period and under Islam .
The text highlights Tamim’s distinctive merits, notably the narration transmitted by the Prophet ﷺ from Tamim concerning the Beast (al-Jassasa) and the Antichrist (al-Masih al-Dajjal), which is cited in hadith terminology as an instance of the superior narrating from the subordinate (riwayat al-fadil 'an al-mafdul) . Al-Maqrizi records Tamim's death date as 40 AH .
Legal Analysis and Historical Status
A central theme of the treatise is the land grant (iqta') of the villages of Hebron (Habrun or Jibrun) and 'Aynun in Palestine, which the Prophet ﷺ granted to Tamim before the Islamic conquest of the region . Al-Maqrizi presents a detailed jurisprudential and judicial inquiry into the legal mechanics of gifts (al-hiba), examining how property could be granted prior to actual conquest . The treatise concludes with an account tracking the ownership and status of Hebron and 'Aynun down to the author's own time .
Manuscripts and Publication
Manuscripts of the work are preserved in the Wali al-Din collection in Istanbul, the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, and the private library of Ahmad ibn Hasan al-'Attas in Huraydah . It was published under the title Daw' al-Sari fi Khabar Tamim al-Dari, edited by Muhammad Ahmad 'Ashur, by Dar al-I'tisam in Cairo and Beirut in 1392 AH / 1972 CE, based on the Istanbul and Paris manuscripts .
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