Islamic historiography Islamic history scholars Abbasid historians Ibn Khaldun history Al-Tabari historian Classical Islamic scholarship

Introduction: Scholars as the Memory of Civilization Civilizations do not collapse the moment armies lose battles; they collapse when their memory fades. In Islamic civilization, that memory was protected by scholars. Muslim historians were not merely writers of past events; they were guardians of truth, observers of society, and critics of power. They understood that … Read more