نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Khalīfa ibn Khayyāṭ’s Tārīkh, recognized as one of the earliest examples of general historiography in the Islamic tradition, holds a dual significance: it serves both as a historical record of the political and social developments of early Islam and as a methodological model demonstrating the integration of the hadith tradition with written historiography. This study, employing an analytical approach, offers a detailed examination of the sources and authorities upon which Khalīfa ibn Khayyāṭ relied in composing his work. The findings reveal that, by drawing on a wide range of hadith transmitters, contemporary historians, and earlier written works—such as sīra, maghāzī, and ansāb—and by adhering to chain-of-transmission reporting alongside an annalistic chronological structure, he succeeded in producing accounts that are well-documented, coherent, and reliable. Statistical analysis of the narrative structure and the geographical distribution of transmitters underscores his marked dependence on the scholarly centers of Basra and Kufa. By emphasizing Khalīfa ibn Khayyāṭ’s position in the continuum of Islamic historiographical development, the article shows that his work is not only an ancient source but also a methodological model for later generations of historians. Although Khalīfa utilized a variety of sources, including oral narratives, statistical evidence indicates that his reliance on monographs and written works—particularly sīra and maghāzī from the late first and second centuries AH—exceeded his use of oral history.
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