ʿIlm al-Tārīkh

ʿIlm al-Tārīkh is the knowledge of Islāmic history, comprising the history
of the Prophets and Messengers, the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, the early
Muslim community, and the civilisations that carried this religion across
the centuries. History in the Islāmic tradition is not mere chronicle; it
is a record of how Allāh’s promise to His religion was fulfilled through
the generations, and a source of lessons for those who reflect. The
articles in this section are drawn from the classical historical and
biographical literature of the Sunni scholarly tradition.