Usd al-ghabah fi marifat al-Saḥabah
Biography Book of Muhammad's companions
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Usd al-ghābah fi maʿrifat al-Saḥabah (Arabic: أسد الغابة في معرفة الصحابة, lit. 'Lions of the Wild: On Knowing the Companions'), commonly known as Usd al-Gabah, is a book by Ali ibn al-Athir.[1][2] Written in 1200, it is a biography of Muhammad and 7,554 of his companions.[3][4]
AuthorAli ibn al-Athir
TranslatorUrdu Translated: Maulana Muhammad Abdul Shakoor Faruqi.
LanguageArabic
SubjectIslamic History, Biography of Sahabah, Timeline of Muhammad and his companions.
| Author | Ali ibn al-Athir |
|---|---|
| Translator | Urdu Translated: Maulana Muhammad Abdul Shakoor Faruqi. |
| Language | Arabic |
| Subject | Islamic History, Biography of Sahabah, Timeline of Muhammad and his companions. |
| Publisher | Dar Ibn Hazm, Beirut, Lebanon |
Publication date | 2012 |
| Media type | Print, pdf |
| Pages | 1657 |
| ISBN | 978-9953-81-621-0 |
Structure
The accounts are ordered alphabetically. The title relies primarily on four other works: Ma'rifat al-Sahabah by Abi Na'im, al-Isti'ab fi Ma'rifat al-Ashab by Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, Ma'rifat al-Ashab and al-Dhayl 'ala Ma'rifat al-Ashab, both by Ibn Mandah.
Ibn Hajar says in Taqrib that he was truthful, but habitually connected disjointed narrations without mentioning his sources.[5]
