Siyar A'lam al-Nubala'

Siyar A'lam al-Nubala'
AuthorAl-Dhahabi
Original titleسير أعلام النبلاء
LanguageArabic
SubjectBiographical dictionary
GenreBiography
Published14th century
Publication placeMamluk Sultanate
Media typeManuscript
Pages28 volumes

Siyar A‘lām al-Nubalā’ (Arabic: سير أعلام النبلاء, lit.'Biographies of Eminent Nobles') is a biographical dictionary written by al-Dhahabi containing biographies of eminent Muslims throughout Islamic history up to al-Dhahabi's era.[1][additional citation(s) needed]. The first two of the Siyar's fourteen volumes, which concern the life of Muhammad and the Rashidun caliphs, are reproduced from al-Dhahabi's more expansive Tarikh.[2] Al-Dhahabi divided the book into chapters according to the generations in which the different personalities lived.[3][additional citation(s) needed].

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  1. ^ "نبذة عن كتاب سير أعلام النبلاء". موضوع (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  2. ^ Marouf, Bashar Awwad (1996). "Editor's Introduction". In Arna’ūt, Shu‘ayb (ed.). Siyar A‘lām al-Nubalā’ [Biographies of Eminent Nobles] (in Arabic) (11th ed.). Beirut: Resalah Publishers. pp. 93–94.
  3. ^ "الذهبي ومنهجه في سير أعلام النبلاء - بشار عواد معروف". ar.islamway.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-04-04.