Book Recommendation: Futuhul Buldan: One Oldest Account About Islamic Conquest.

 

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Title: Futuhul Buldan : Penaklukan Negeri-negeri dari Fathu Makkah Sampai Negeri Sind. 

Author: Shaykh al-Baladhuri.

Publisher: al-Kautsar.

Publish Year: 2015.

Pages: 664.

Language: Indonesian.

Genre: Islamic History, Islamic Traditional Historiography.

This book, is one oldest account about Islamic Conquest s history beeten 7- 9 AD Century. This book, record Islamic Conquest from era of Propeth Muhammad Shallahu Alaihi Wasallam until Abbasid Dynasty era. Written by Shaykh al-Baladhuri, Abbasid Dynasty Historian, this book have this value as one authentic traditional historiography. Ok, please read this article until end  for get many informations about this book and subscribe my blog for more informations about Islamic History and Civilizations. 

This book, discuss chronology of Islamic Conquest from age of Propeth Muhammad Shallahu Alaihi Wasallam, until age of Abbasid Caliphate. And, this book written by Baladhuri, Abbasid Historian who live at 9 TH Century. Baladhuri, write this book with geographical method. He split his book to several chapters. One chapters discuss one territories that conquered by Muslims Army and political dynamics at this territories  from begin of conquest at Propeth Muhammad Shallahu Alaihi Wasallam or Rashidun Caliphate a s age  until  Umayyad and Abbasid  Dynasty s era.  And, usually, Baladhuri quoted several explained from eyewitness for tell history.  And, also for event that have far distance with Baladhuri s age, Baladhuri used traditional Arabic s method for history s narration, Sanad,  that tell series of narrators from age of Baladhuri to age that happened this event. This narration, usually we find at Traditional Arabic Historiography, such as at Siyar Alam an-Nubala by Imam Dhahabi, Maghazi Nabawiyah by Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri, and other.  Several conquest that written at this book are Conquest Of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Spain, North Africa, and other. 

At this book, we also can find footnotes that explained about validity of one historical narration at this book. Footnotes, added by Islamic History Researcher Aiman Muhammad Arafah who give Tahqiq ( correction for Islamic Traditional books s containt) at footnotes. Aiman Muhammad Arafah , added correction from historical s narration that served at this book.  It is help reader choose where strong narrations about history or where weak narration?. 

For Islamic History lovers, history students, lecturers, or teachers who want get good refrences about Islamic Traditional Historiography. Unfortunately, this book dont completed by Gregorian  calendar because this book written by Islamic Traditional Historian and only written with Hegira Calendar. For get chronology with Gregorian Calendar, you can refer Islamic History Book that written at modern era or by Western People, such as History Of The Arabs by Philip.K.Hitti and Dari Puncak Baghdad by Tamim Ansary. 

And , also, should, this book completed by map that added by publisher for help reader understand Islamic Conquest s route, related Baladhuri written this book with geographical method. So, important for add map that explained about Islamic s Conquest s route. 

Last. You can get this book at many online stores, one of them from official store of al-Kautsar Publisher, that you can access at link below:

Futuhul Buldan - Pustaka Al-Kautsar