Fragment aus dem großen Geschichtswerk des Ibn Kaṯīr, das von der Schöpfung bis in
des Autors letzte Lebensjahre reicht. Die hier vorliegende Hs. behandelt die Ereignisse
der Jahre 34/654-655 bis 80/699-700, also vom Ende der Herrschaft des dritten rechtgeleiteten
Kalifen ʿUṯmān b. ʿAffān (reg. 23-35/644-655; EI2 X/946-949) bis zur Herrschaft des
fünften Umayyadenkalifen Abu-'l-Walīd ʿAbd al-Malik b. Marwān (reg. 65-86/685-705;
EI2 I/76-77).
Berlin (Ahlwardt) Nr. 9446, 9455 Gotha (Pertsch I) Nr. 1568-1569 Istanbul, Köprülü (Şeşen) Nr. 1029 Leiden (Voorhoeve) 51 London, British Museum, Suppl. (Rieu) Nr. 474 Paris (de Slane) Nr. 1515-1516 Paris (Vjada) 290 Wien (Flügel) Nr. 813
Übersetzungen
Deutsch, Teilübersetzung: Der Anfang und das Ende. Die Versuchungen und großen Kriege von Ibn Kathī Dimashqi.
Übers. Umm Hamza Sidi Moussa. Bonn 2012
Englisch, Teilübersetzung: The life of the prophet Muḥammad. A translation of Al-Sīra al-Nabawiyya Transl. from
the Arabic printed text of Muṣṭafā ʿAbd al-Wāḥid by Trevor le Gassick. Reading 1998-2006 Early days. Stories of the beginning of Creation and the early prophets from Adam
to Yoonus, taken from Al-Bidayah wan-nihayah. Translation and researched by Research
Department of Darussalam. Riyadh 2010 Life and times of the Messengers. Stories of Moosa, Samuel, Zakariyya, Yahya, Eesa,
Dhuʾl Qarnayn, Luqman, the children of Israaʾeel, divine scriptures and past nations,
taken from Al-Bidayah wan-nihayah. Translation and researched by Research Department
of Darussalam. Riyadh 2010 In defence of the true faith. Battle expeditions, peaces treaties and their consequences
in the life of Prophet Muhammad, taken from al-Bidayah wan-nihayah. Translation and
researched by Research Department of Darrussalam. Riyadh 2010 Winning hearts and souls. Expeditions and delegations in lifetime of the Prophet,
taken from al-Bidayah wan-nihayah. Translated and researched by Research Department
of Darrussalam. Riyadh 2011
