{"product_id":"ibn-asakir-of-damascus-9780861540471","title":"Ibn Asakir of Damascus","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Ali ibn ‘Asakir (1105-1176) was one of the most renowned experts on Hadith and Islamic history in the medieval era. His was a tumultuous time: centuries of Shi‘i rule had not long ended in central Syria, rival warlords sought control of the capital, and Crusaders had captured Jerusalem.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSeeking the unification of Syria and Egypt, and the revival of Sunnism in both, Ibn ‘Asakir served successive Muslim rulers, including Nur al-Din and Saladin, and produced propaganda against both the Christian invaders and the Shi‘is. This, together with his influential writings and his advocacy of major texts, helped to lay the foundations for the eventual Sunni domination of the Levant - a domination which continues to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Hyperbole notwithstanding, to understand the Levant’s sense of self and perception of history, one should look no further than Ibn ‘Asakir, whose intellectual efforts rehabilitated the past to canonise a blessed Sunni and Crusader-free \u003cem\u003eBilad al-Sham\u003c\/em\u003e. Suleiman Mourad garners his intimate knowledge of the scholar, his numerous and voluminous works, and the contemporary intellectual and political context to expose the significance and extent of the phenomenon of Ibn ‘Asakir through to the end of twentieth century in the Syrian Republic.’\u003c\/p\u003e -- Dana Sajdi, Associate Professor of History, Boston College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1  The World of Ibn ‘Asakir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDamascus in the fifth\/eleventh century\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Burids\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNur al-Din\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStatus of Religious Scholarship\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBack to Ibn ‘Asakir\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2  Life \u0026amp; Career\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBackground\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Travels\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst Trip\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSecond Trip\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReturn to Damascus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTeaching \u0026amp; Character\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWritings\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDeath\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3  Scholarship \u0026amp; Activism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePolitical unity and Revivification of Sunnism\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTrustee of Hadith\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe College of Hadith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn Defense of Ash‘arism\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTabyin kadhib al-muftari\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreaching of Jihad\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAl-Arba‘un hadith fi al-hathth ‘ala al-jihad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOthers Books on Jihad?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReligious Merits of Towns and Places\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFadl ‘Asqalan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIbn ‘Asakir as Theologian and Historian\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWas Ibn ‘Asakir a Theologian?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWas Ibn ‘Asakir a Historian?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTa’rikh Dimashq\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Idea\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRehabilitation of Past Figures and Islamic Unity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArrangement and Divisions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTransmission\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eManuscripts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImpact\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eModern Editions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5  The ‘Asakir Extended Family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDirect Descendants of Ibn ‘Asakir\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDescendants of Ibn ‘Asakir’s Sister\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDescendants of Ibn ‘Asakir’s Brother Muhammad\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOther Members of the ‘Asakir Family\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe ‘Asakir Family Tree\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6  Medieval Legacy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIbn ‘Asakir’s Notable Students\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIbn ‘Asakir’s Legacy through his \u003cem\u003eTa’rikh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7  Modern Legacy, Syrian Nationalism \u0026amp; 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