Stories of the Prophets by Ibn Kathir

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Stories of the Prophets by Ibn Kathir Author: Ibn Kathir Book Format: Hardcover Genre: Religion & Spirituality ISBN: NA Language: English Pages: 501-600 Pages Publish Year: 2003 Publisher: Darussalam India Sub Genre: Other Islamic Religious Books Stories of the Prophets Compiled by Imam Imaduddin Abul-Fida Ismail Ibn Kathir Translation by Rashad Ahmad Azami In this book, the stories of the prophets have been compiled from 'Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah' (The Beginning and the End) which is a great work of the famous Muslim exegete and historian Ibn Kathir and has a prominent place in the Islamic literature. The stories of the prophets and all the events in their lives have been supported by the Qur'anic Verses and the Sunnah (traditions) of the Prophet (S). Wherever it was necessary, other sources have also been reported for the sake of historical accounts, but on such places a comparative study has been made to prove the authenticity of the sources. Ibn Kathir has reproduced the views and interpretations of all the great exegetes of the Qur'an of his time. The systemic narratives of the Stories of the Prophets have been written in chronological order which renders a historical style to the book. Allah the Most Exalted says in the Qur'an: "We are relating unto you the most beautiful of stories in that what We have revealed to you from the Qur'an, though before it you were from among those who were not aware of them." (12:3) "We have indeed sent aforetime Messengers before you, of them there are some whose stories We have related to you, and whose stories We have not related to you..." (40:78) "We relate to you the important ne Country of Origin: India