It also contains a great deal of information about syriac and syriac translations into arabic as well as those who did. A very important source for the history of arabic and arabic literature. Problems in the interpretation of the catalogue of ibn alnadim evin j. Stewart mory ollege of arts and sciences the fihrist of professional bookseller ibn alnadim d. Great books of the islamic world, kazi publications pages. Some scholars regard him as a persian but this is not certain. Wellisch ith library of th ls 41987 ji, wriiy of illin urqtmafu. Fihrist persian, index, a type of biobibliography in arabic and persian philology. This is an important early copy of the renowned fihrist, a comprehensive catalogue of all known authors whose books were available to readers in late tenthcentury baghdad.
A tenthcentury survey of islamic culture, new york, columbia university press, 1970, 2 vols. The fihrist is an index of all books written in arabic by arabs or nonarabs. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Alfihrist, sometimes also referred to as kitab alfihrist the catalog, is an index of all books written at the time in arabic, by both arab and nonarab authors. A tenthcentury survey of muslim culture hardcover 1970. His great book, the fihrist, gives ample testimony to the knowledge of preislamic persia and its literature in classical islamic civilization, but unfortunately only a minute sample of the numerous persian books listed by ibn alnadim is extant. He is famous as the author of the kitab al fihrist. The term originated with a work, completed in 988, by ibn alnadim, a book merchant of baghdad. Ibn alnadim s kitab al fihrist includes a short biography on alkhwarizmi together with a list of the books he wrote.
Pdf ibn alnadim on the history of quranic exegesis dmitry. The fihrist, which, according to the short preface, is intended to be an index of all books written in arabic either by arabs or nonarabs, exists in two editions or recensions, both of the year. Hardcover description from the publisher the catalog kitab al fihrist by ibn alnadim d. The international journal of middle east studies publishes original research on politics, society and culture in the middle east from the seventh century to the present day. The journal also covers spain, southeast europe, and parts of africa, south asia, and the former soviet union for subjects of relevance to middle eastern civilization. Ibn alnadim project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. There existed already books tabaqat dealing with the biographies of poets. I also checked the translation and the spelling of names with an excellent english version of the book made by bayard dodge. Unfortunately of the persian books listed by ibn alnadim only a minute sample is extant. Available formats pdf please select a format to send. The fihrist of al nadim download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Countless specialized studies have used the fihrist as a source of data. Ibn alnadims organizational principles in fihrist 3.
Written in 10th century baghdad, the author lists the thousands of books available at that time in his fathers bookstore. Fihrist literally means a table of contents or an index. In other places he expressly refers to himself as muhammad ibn ishaq alnadim, adding that his father was known as abu yaqub alwarraq, that is, as a mere. According to fihrist s brief preface, it is meant to be an index of all books written in arabic. After the muslim conquest of persia, baghdad became the centre of scientific studies and trade, and many merchants and scientists from as far as china and india traveled to this city, as did. Ali in philosophy and who was, like ibn alnadim, a copyist and bookseller p. Ibn alnadim as a historian of islamic law and theology. Little attention has been paid, however, to ibn alnadim as a thinker, despite the fact that the fihrist, like deweys decimal system, is as much an exercise in mapping out the organization of.
Click download or read online button to get the fihrist of al nadim book now. The fihrist shows the wealth, range and breadth of historical and geographical knowledge disseminated in the literature of the islamic golden age, from the modern to the ancient civilisations of syria, greece, india, rome and persia. Ibn alnadim as historian 371 and then follows it up until his own time, following the tabaqit model, which was a predominant form of historiography in ibn alnadims era. This is the first catalog fihrist every produced in the world. Pdf bibliophilia and the other in kitab al fihrist heather.
Abu alfaraj muhammad ibn ishaq ibn muhammad ibn ishaq ibn alnadim, also known simply as ibn alnadim 93595 ad, was an arab. Abulfaraj muhammad bin ishaq alnadim was a muslim scholar and bibliographer, possibly of persian origin. Toorawa cornell university abstract the kitab al fihrist of ibn alnadim d. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
Abul faraj muhammad ibn yusuf ibn abi yaqub ibn annadim he mentions the nubians, abyssinians, beja, different. Some evidence of the mesopotamian writing tradition. The disagreement regarding the religion of ibn alnadim has roots in the diversity of his opinions in al fihrist. Some of the characteristics of ibn alnadim which can be found by studying al fihrist are freemindedness, accuracy in recording, sound intuition, and creativity in scientific issues. It also contains a great deal of information about syriac and syriac. Summary kitab al fihrist by alnadim is the most important and groundbreaking bibliographical work to survey in an unprecedented way the authorship in the islamic world. Ibn alnadim began to make this catalogue of authors and the names of their compositions for use in his fathers bookstore. Abu abdullah sufyan ibn said ibn masruq althawri arabic. Alkhwarizmi accomplished most of his work in the period between 8 and 833. Ibn alnadims fihrist was divided into ten chapters, a format adopted in future similar works, and to this day remains an important source for the history of.
Issn 0276 1769 number 1751 december 1986 the first arab bibliography. Little survives of the persian books listed by ibn alnadim. According to fihrist s brief preface, it is meant to be an index of all books written in arabic, whether by arabs or others. The fihrist of al nadim a tenth century survey of muslim culture vol ii. Abu l faraj muhammad ibn ishaq al nadim translator. Because it includes the titles of a large number of works that are no longer extant, as well as biographical information on. In arabic abulfaraj muhammad bin ishaq alwarraq arabic. The chinese have an ink which they compound from a mixture and which resembles chinese paint. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Heather juliussenstevenson may, 20 bibliophilia and the other. The author in the first ten articles methodically presents the intellectual production of the arabicislamic world and the contribution of muslim scholars to human civilisation until the end of the tenth century. Survey of islamic culture muhammad ibn ishaq ibn al nadim, bayard dodge isbn 1871031621 author. Over a long period he noted thousands of authors, their biographical data, and works, gathered from his regular visits to private book collectors and libraries across the region including mosul and damascus and through active participation in the lively literary scene of.
This famous work is an index of all books written in arabic, and provides testimony to the knowledge of preislamic, syriac, greek, sanskrit, latin and persian in classical preislamic civilization. The composition of muhammad ibn ishaq alnadim, known as abu alfaraj ibn abi yaqub alwarraq. In 987, ibn alnadim began compiling alfihrist the catalogue, as a useful reference index for customers and traders of books. Abulfaraj muhammad bin ishaq al warraq, utawa ibn alnadim ninggal yuswa tanggal 17 september 995998. Although the fihrist is a subjectbased catalog, alnadim cataloged not books but authors.