Men of Madina III

The story of the early Muslims is a global one. Volume 7 of the Tabaqat tracks the Companions and their students to Basra, Baghdad, Syria, and Egypt, showing how the light of the Prophet ﷺ reached across the earth. By the second and third centuries, the followers of the Prophet ﷺ had spread through the region and were carrying the Sunnah from the Nile to the Euphrates. The Men of Madina III tracks the Companions and their students who settled in Basra, Baghdad, Syria, and Egypt. This volume is particularly fascinating because it shows how the early Muslims maintained their faith and unity even as they were separated by thousands of miles. You will read about their lives during the trials of civil war and how they continued to teach the Sunnah in the face of immense political change. This is the seventh volume of Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabir by Muhammad ibn Sa‘d, one of the most important and earliest surviving primary sources for the study of early Islamic history. The series is a meticulously preserved record of the lineages, characters, and contributions of the men and women who built the foundational community of Islam. This collection is masterfully translated by the renowned Aisha Bewley, whose work is celebrated for retaining the technical nuances of the original Arabic while providing a flowing and clear narrative for the lay reader. Ibn Sa‘d (785 – 845) was a scholar and biographer, who spent most of his life in Baghdad. His work, Kitab at-Ṭabaqat al-Kabir (The Book of Major Classes) is a compilation of biographical information about famous Islamic personalities, starting with the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, his Companions and Helpers and the Followers, who received their traditions from the Companions.