خطیب بغدادی اور ان کی کتاب’’تاریخِ بغداد‘‘ تعارف ومنہج ایک تحقیقی مطالعہ

Khatib al-Baghdadi and His Book "Tarikh Baghdad “Introduction and Methodology, A Research Study

Abstract

The blessed hadiths and sayings of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) hold a fundamental position in Islam and Shari'ah, and they are among the essential legal proofs. The esteemed scholars of hadith have made invaluable contributions to preserving and propagating the sayings of the Prophet (ﷺ) through the various sciences of hadith. One of these sciences is the Illm e asma al- rijall (the science of names and biographies of narrators), which is dedicated to recording the history and biographies of the narrators of hadith. This science includes details such as the narrator's birth, name, lineage, homeland, piety, integrity, knowledge, virtue, intelligence, memory, and the strength or weakness of the narrator’s reliability. Scholars of hadith over different periods have authored both extensive and concise works in this field. Initially, brief mentions of the narrators' biographies were recorded in books, but later, scholars and hadith masters paid greater attention to gathering detailed information about the narrators, leading to the writing of numerous works on the subject. One of the most renowned books in this field is "Tarikh Baghdad" by Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (رحمہ اللہ). In this book, Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi provides detailed biographical accounts of the scholars of Baghdad. This work presents an introduction to Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (رحمہ اللہ), an overview of his famous book, its significance, its methodology, and a discussion of the scholars whose biographies he has included. Below, InshaAllah, a detailed account of Tarikh Baghdad will be provided, keeping in mind the contents and contributions of the book