Akhbar Makkah
| Author | al-Azraqī |
|---|---|
| Original title | Akhbār Makkah wa-mā jāʼa fīhā min al-Āthār |
| Language | Arabic |
| Genre | History |
| Publication place | 9th-century Abbasid Caliphate |
Akhbār Makkah wa-mā jāʼa fīhā min al-Āthār (Arabic: أخبار مكة وما جاء فيها من الآثار, romanized: Reports of Mecca and the Monuments which came about it) also simplified to just Akhbār Makkah, is a book written by the 9th-century Muslim scholar Al-Azraqi. The book chronicles the history of the city of Mecca from ancient to more contemporary times.
Contents
[edit]Akhbar Makkah describes the history of the city of Mecca, from way back to the times of pre-Islamic Arabia until the Umayyad and early Abbasid periods, as well as a glimpse at life in Mecca in the 9th century.[1][2][3] It provides detailed information regarding the construction and history of the Kaaba as well as the Masjid al-Haram and other historical places in the city.[1][2][3] Aside from landmarks and various sights in the city, the author also describes the rituals associated with holy places; both pre-Islamic and Islamic rituals.[1][2][3]
Editions
[edit]The original manuscripts in Arabic is stored in the Leiden University Library.[4] The manuscripts have been published into a modern book, of which there are a few editions:
- A 14th-century reproduction of the manuscript in Arabic that is dated to 13 June 1374 which includes two illustrations of the Kaaba and the Masjid al-Haram under Abbasid rule. It was present in the collection of Sotheby's until it was auctioned off on the 26 April 2024.[5]
- al-Azraqī (1969). Akhbār Makkah wa-mā jāʼa fīhā min al-Āthār. Dār al-Andalus lil-Nashr.
- al-Azraqī (1983). Akhbār Makkah wa-mā jāʼa fīhā min al-Āthār. Dār al-Andalus lil-Nashr.
- al-Azraqī (2004). Akhbār Makkah wa-mā jāʼa fīhā min al-Āthār. Cairo, Egypt: Maktabat al-Thaqāfah al-Dīnīyah. ISBN 9789773411275.
- al-Azraqī (2005). Akhbār Makkah wa-mā jāʼa fīhā min al-Āthār. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: ‘Abd al-Maqṣūd Muḥammad Sa‘īd Khūjah.
In 1858–1861, a four-volume German translation by the orientalist scholar Ferdinand Wüstenfeld was published in Leipzig.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Al-Sabawi, Ahmad H.M. (2010). Azraqī wa-mawāriduhu fī kitābihi Akhbār Makkah wa-mā jā’a fīhā min al-āthār [Al-Azraqi and his references in his book Akhbār Makkah] (1st ed.). Baghdad, Iraq: Markaz al-Buḥūth wa-al-Dirāsāt al-Islāmīyah, Wakuf Sunni Dewan Research and Islamic Studies Center.
- ^ a b c Eid Al-Otaibe, Tufla Abdolraboh (April 2020). "The Resources and Methodology of Al-Azraqi in his book named "AkhbarMecca"". Journal of Scientific Research in Arts: Social Sciences and Humanities. 21 (4). doi:10.21608/JSSA.2020.105697.
- ^ a b c Grabar, Oleg (1985). "Upon Reading al-Azraqi". Muqarnas. 3: 1–7. doi:10.2307/1523080. ISSN 0732-2992.
- ^ Andrew Marsham (2010). "al-Azraqī". In Dunphy, Graeme (ed.). Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle. Leiden: Brill. p. 138. ISBN 90-04-18464-3.
- ^ "Auction for an early copy of the Akhbār Makkah wa-mā jāʼa fīhā min al-Āthār dated to 1374". Sotheby's. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Wüstenfeld, Ferdinand (1857). Die Chroniken der Stadt Mekka. University of Michigan. Leipzig, In Commission bei F. A. Brockhaus.