Islamic calendar year 11908/19/2023 ![]() ![]() On a personal note - in passing - I was astonished to discover the intricacy and directness of al-Tabari’s discourse about the relativity (created-ness) of time as part of his methodological framework for the study of universal history. Their contributions were ground-breaking, so much so that while the latter is generally regarded as the father of the science of history (historiography), the former was its precursor. 923) and Ibn Khaldun - just to name two - developed into household names. Since the inception of Islamic civilization, this reality induced Muslims to be turned into trailblazing historians, and history to become one of the most important subjects in Islamic scholarship. That is why it is often stated that in addition to the primary and secondary sources of history, Muslims possess an ultimate source of history in the form of the Holy Quran as well, and in addition to relying on a number of historical authorities Muslims are likewise blessed with the ultimate criterion of history and its knowledge in the shape of Prophet Muhammad. Standing at the forefront of inscribing the pages of history denotes that Muslims have been true to themselves and have lived up to the provisos of the heavenly task placed on them, whereas the opposite would stand for a testimony to otherwise. Without exaggeration, it could be said that such signified Muslims’ raison d’etre. It follows that Muslims have been entrusted as much with the preservation of history as with history-making. ![]() Inasmuch as Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) was the last messenger of Almighty God to mankind, who was sent as the ultimate guide and a mercy to all worlds, his task was twofold: to correct the critical phases of history, which had been fraught with myriads of inaccuracies and outright falsehoods, and to set the stage for the emergence of a new history paradigm rooted in truth and its universal outlook. It deals with a variety of conditions affecting the nature of civilization. 1406) thus observed at the outset of his “Muqaddimah” that history is information about human social organization, which itself is identical to world civilization. Their efforts are destined to become a footnote in the dynamic civilization-making processes, for properly dealing with history, both as a concept and existential reality, is nothing but a mold in which civilizations are cast. Without history, people will neither be able to diagnose their present condition nor dictate their future course. History is one of the most important fields, not only to be studied for academic purposes but also in life as a whole.
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