Chronicle
تحفة الأعيان بسيرة أهل عمان
Not translated into English
Nur al-Din al-Salimi · 1928
Synopsis
A history of Oman from the arrival of Malik ibn Fahm and the Arabs, who take the country from the Persians, to the reign of Sultan Faysal ibn Turki. After an introduction on the usefulness of history, a description of the country and a chapter on the merits of the Omanis, the first part follows the entry of Islam and the successive powers, from the Julanda to the Nabhani, by way of the Ibadi imamates; the second runs from the Ya'ariba, starting with the imamate of Nasir ibn Murshid, to the Al Bu Sa'id.
Context
Completed around 1913, shortly before the author's death, the work brings together the manuscript sources composed in Oman up to his time. Al-Salimi had at first thought of a broader history of the Ibadis of several regions, before limiting himself to Omani affairs; he wanted to pick up where the chronicles had stopped and fill the gaps in the country's history. The book was published only in 1928, in Cairo, by al-Matba'a al-Salafiyya, in two parts.
Who it is for
A chronicle in classical Arabic that follows the dynasties and the imams; it calls for an interest in the history of the Gulf and of Ibadism.
Prizes and reception
Regarded in Oman as one of the foundational books of its past, it appears in Ibadi digital libraries.
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