Tarif bil-Amakin al-Warida fi al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya li-Ibn Kathir

Tarif bil-Amakin al-Warida fi al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya li-Ibn Kathir (Identification of Locations Mentioned in Ibn Kathir's al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya) is a geographical reference work and gazetteer dedicated to documenting, identifying, and elucidating the place names, cities, and landmarks appearing throughout the universal chronicle al-Bidaya wa-l-Nihaya (The Beginning and the End) by the historian and scholar Ibn Kathir (d. 774 AH / 1373 CE) Majallat al-Buhuth al-Isl…+1.

Scope and Content

The work serves as a companion gazetteer to al-Bidaya wa-l-Nihaya, explaining historical toponyms and providing their linguistic derivations, historical background, and geographical designations Majallat al-Buhuth al-Isl…. For instance, in its entry on Iliya (Aelia), it defines the site as an alternate name for Jerusalem (Bayt al-Maqdis), noting its derivation from the family name of the Roman emperor Hadrian (r. 117–138 CE), explaining the meaning of the root term as "the sun," and describing how the name was applied to Jerusalem after its destruction by the Roman commander Titus in 70 CE and its subsequent reconstruction by Hadrian Majallat al-Buhuth al-Isl….