Tarikh al-Arab wa Hadharatuhum fi al-Andalus
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Tarikh al-Arab wa Hadharatuhum fi al-Andalus (History of the Arabs and Their Civilization in al-Andalus) is a collaborative academic history work authored by Khalil Ibrahim al-Samarra'i, Abd al-Wahid Dhannun Taha, and Natiq Salih Matlub, covering the political history and cultural developments of Muslim rule in al-Andalus .
Purpose and Scope
The book was composed as a specialized university curriculum textbook for students in academic history departments, aiming to provide a foundational baseline for studying Andalusian history . It addresses nearly eight centuries of Arab and Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula, drawing upon classical and modern Arabic accounts as well as Latin source material, and tracing events through to the era of the Spanish Inquisition and the Moriscos .
Structure and Contents
The work is organized into five major parts (abwab), divided among the three co-authors according to historical eras :
- Part One: Written by Abd al-Wahid Dhannun Taha across four chapters, covering the Arab conquest of Spain and early settlement .
- Part Two: Authored by Abd al-Wahid Dhannun Taha in three chapters, examining the era of the Umayyad Emirate in al-Andalus .
- Part Three: Written by Natiq Salih Matlub in four chapters, detailing the era of the Umayyad Caliphate of Cordoba .
- Part Four: Split between two authors across five chapters; the first two chapters, composed by Natiq Salih Matlub, discuss the fall of the Caliphate and the rise of the Taifa petty kingdoms (Muluk al-Tawa'if), while the remaining three chapters, written by Khalil Ibrahim al-Samarra'i, address the Almoravid and Almohad periods, the Emirate of Granada, and the status of Muslims following the fall of Granada .
- Part Five: Authored by Khalil Ibrahim al-Samarra'i in three chapters, focusing on Arab civilization, institutions, and culture in al-Andalus .
Publication
The work was issued in a single volume by Dar al-Kitab al-Jadid al-Muttahida in Beirut, Lebanon, with its first edition published in 2000 CE .
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