Maikkarī and Nafh al-Tīb

Subject Areas : The Journal of Islamic History and Civilisation

شهره  روغنی ¹ (ندارد)

Received: 2006-08-06 Accepted : 2006-12-11 Published : 2007-02-20

Keywords: Mikkarī, Nafh al-Tīb, Andalusia, Ibn Khatīb,

Abstract :

Nafh al-Tīb is among the resources of the last days of Muslim Spain(Andalusia) that its author in his ultimate years of life literally portrayed thisland and its people in it. This book is neither a pure history nor abiographical dictionary; but somehow an encyclopedia regarding history,literature and geography of Andalusia, and also biography of itspersonalities, from the beginning of the Islamic period to the decline ofGranada.This article conveyed Mikkarī’s biography and his most important work,Nafh al-Tīb, and also its historical and cultural value and importance.Because of requirements of the subject matter, some points of the culturaland social history of Maghrib and Andalusia were proponded.