On Early Islamic Historiography
Abū Ismāʿīl Al-Azdī and His Futūḥ Al-Shām
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3959260 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Suleiman A Mourad (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 120 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 577 |
| Publication date | 2000-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/606618 |
| OpenAlex | W2322644029 |
| Language | EN |
The present paper examines the Futuh al-sham (Conquests of Syria) attributed to Abū Ismā c il al-Azdi, in an attempt to establish its authenticity, date, and provenance. Several historical sources confirm the authorship of this work and demonstrate that al-Azdi's reporting reflects little religious or regional favoritism. Identifying the origin of the material that comprises al-Azdi's text highlights the similarity between the reports given by him and those attributed to other narrators of his time. Their common early source is likely to be Abū Mikhnaf al-Azdi (d. 157/774), an early narrator from Kūfa with proto-Shi c ite sympathies
Archaeology · Historiography · Islam · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History
| Highly cited | No |
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