The Men of Madina Ibn Sa'd's Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabir (Volume 2)

This Volume of Ibn Sa'd's The Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabiris one of the most important and earliest surviving collections of biographical details of the early Muslims, spanning just over the first two centuries of Islam. The reader is given a vivid insight into the lives of the early Muslims and how extraordinary they were. About Ibn Sa'd Abū ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad ibn Saʿd (168-230 AH / 784-845 CE) was a pivotal early authority in Muslim biography, born in Basra. He later moved to Baghdad, where he became known as the "secretary" of Muhammad ibn Umar al-Waqidi, his primary teacher. His pursuit of knowledge also led him to Kufa and Madina. Esteemed scholars like Ibn Hajar, adh-Dhahabi, al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, and Ibn Khallikan all vouched for his reliability. Aisha Abdurrahman at Tarjumana Bewley is a highly productive translator of classical Arabic works into English. For over 25 years, her deep understanding of Arabic and Islam, gained through experience, has made essential texts accessible to English readers, including notable works like Ash-Shifa