عیون الاثرفی فنون المغازی والشمائل و السیر اور الدرر فی اختصار المغازی و السیر: ایک مختصر تقابلی جائزہ

Uyoon ul Asar Fi Funoon Al Maghazi, Wa Al Shamail Wa Al Siar & Al Durar Fi Ikhtisar Al Maghazi Wa Al Siar: A Short Comparative Analysis

Abstract

Al Durar fi Ikhtisar Al Maghazi wa Al Siar is a primary source of Sirah, the Prophetic life. It was written by Ibn e Abdul Bar in the fifth century. This book is very important, and has always been under discussions in the scholarly works. However, there has been a new discussion by some recent writers about another scholarly work of Ibn e Syed Al Nas by the name of Uyoon ul Asar. It is being argued that the later work is a summary of the former. The current study is aimed at comparing both works and analyze this argument which is raised in the recent discussions. It concludes that this argument is not valid because the later is almost two times more than the former. Yes, it might be said that both books heavily relied on same resources like Sirah of Ibn e Ishaq and Kitab al Maghazi of Al Waqidi. Moreover, it is also a fact that work of Ibn e Abdul Bar was available to Ibn e Syed Al Nas.