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Ibn Yahya

English Tarikh books?
« on: June 27, 2015, 08:19:19 PM »
Does anyone know where I can get English PDF's of history works like Tarikh at-Tabari or Tarikh Dimashq or Taqabat al-Kubra

Rationalist

Re: English Tarikh books?
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2015, 09:07:33 PM »
Here is Suyuti's history book online.

https://store.kobobooks.com/en-ca/books/History-of-the-caliphs/nHlKqis5R06gcLjsJx-82g?MixID=nHlKqis5R06gcLjsJx-82g&PageNumber=1

Tarikh Al Tabari you will have to buy from amazon. Also I purchased Ibn Khatir's book Al-Bidāya wa-n-nihāya as well.

Farid

Re: English Tarikh books?
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2015, 12:00:14 AM »
Tareekh Dimashq is around 80 vols in the first edition. The new condensed edition is around 40.

So, if you want an English copy, you will have to wait around ten light years. ;p

Farid

Re: English Tarikh books?
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2015, 12:00:49 AM »
For them to finish translating it I mean.

Al Dukhan

Re: English Tarikh books?
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2015, 05:47:10 AM »
^haha, light years 10 !

Rationalist

Re: English Tarikh books?
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2015, 07:00:28 AM »
Tareekh Dimashq is around 80 vols in the first edition. The new condensed edition is around 40.

So, if you want an English copy, you will have to wait around ten light years. ;p

I'm actually working on translating Shaykh Abu Zahra's Seerah on Imam Zayd, and you are right it takes light years. Once you hire a translator, in the beginning they work really quickly, and then they take many vacations. When you fire them they get upset.
In the end, the translators  in my experience expect you pay enough income to make a living. Then when you pay them that they want more and expect to live a luxurious life from the translation.
Then the other problem is if you hire inexperienced translators, they do a poor job and ask for more money.

Rationalist


Ibn Yahya

Re: English Tarikh books?
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2015, 01:16:14 PM »
Tareekh Dimashq is around 80 vols in the first edition. The new condensed edition is around 40.

So, if you want an English copy, you will have to wait around ten light years. ;p

Looool

as300

Re: English Tarikh books?
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2015, 04:22:13 PM »
Assalam alaikoum

I'm looking for Ibn Kathir's book. The book is no more available on Amazon.
I found it only on this website (al balagh), but it is located in the USA and I live in France, hence, shipping is quite expensive (more than 60% the book's cost)
http://www.albalagh.net/bookstore/?action=view&item=3423
Any idea to get the book in other places in Europe such as UK?

 

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