Author name:
بشائر هادي حسن رزج
Supervisor name:
تحسين حميد مجيد
Abstract:
The study constituted of an introduction and four chapters. The first chapter was devoted to Alsafawi's biography containing his name, lineage and surname, his early life and family, his tutors and students, his poetry, works and jobs, his status and the scholars' sayings about him, his publications and write outs, and his death.The second chapter dealt with Al Safadi's approach in his "A'ian Al Asr", his organization of the book, naming the book, its edition, his method in biographies and writing, the size of biographies, repetition, the tutors and students of the characters mentioned in the book, their scientific achievements and travels, their birth and death.The third chapter studied the resources used by him to organize the material. One of the resources was books where the reference and the citation or secondary citation was mentioned. The other type of resources was contemporary like interviews, news, investigation, correspondence, authorities, writings, observation, facts, as well as what he directly acquired from his tutors.The fourth chapter dealt with the historical material of the book. It dealt with the significance of the book, the works preceded and followed it, the historian citations using it. Then it dealt with the historical material of the book. It mentioned the Abbasi caliphs in Egypt, the Eiyobi princes and sultans, the sultans of Mamlukes, the kings of Morocco, the kings of Andalusia, and the sultans of Mongol. Then it dealt with the foreign relations of Mamlukes like the relations with Hejaz, Yemen and India. This chapter also dealt with civilizational aspect like administrational, scientific, economic, social, and formational aspects. The administrational aspect dealt with the positions at that time like the deputy of sultanate, clerk, inspector, and collector. The scientific aspect dealt with public and private sessions, tutors, jurists, grammarians, Sufis, and ascetics. The economic aspect dealt with jobs and crafts. The social aspect dealt with scientific places, sport games, traditions, and costumes and the like. The constructional aspect dealt with castles, forts, doors, roads, schools, and hospitals. The chapter also dealt with geographical, natural, and sanitation aspects
