Investigation and analysis of the causes and motives of Iranian Muslim historiography (from the beginning to the end of the 9th century AH)

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Authors

1 History Faculty of literature and Humanities Department of History Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman,

2 Assistant Professor, Department of History, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran

Abstract

The knowledge of history in the Iranian civilisation and the teachings of the Islamic school, including the Holy Qur'an and the, have had a special and high position since the beginning of the formation of the first Islamic state. This special place of the knowledge of history in Iranian civilisation and the teachings of the Islamic school indicates the high scientific and cultural importance that this knowledge has had in the culture and social life of Iranian society and Muslim societies. As a result, this science was favoured by various classes, especially the wealthy. With the geographical expansion of Islamic government and sovereignty, the interest and attention to the writing of history in the Islamic school also increased. As this vast geographical area in which Islamic culture and civilisation had grown and developed, it caused the formation of the basic axes of historiography and became more important day by day. In this article, an attempt has been made to examine their motivations and aims in writing history, based on the surviving prefaces of Iranian Muslim historians until the end of the 9th century. The results of this research show that there are many aims and motivations in the approach to historiography and the presentation of historical works, including religious, moral, educational, social and political. In connection with the examples and themes described and announced by the historians of the period in question, it is possible to answer the officials' request in a summary. Keywords:history writing, historiography, historical sources, Iran, Islam.

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Iranian Civilization Research
Volume 5, Issue 2 - Serial Number 10
December 2023
Pages 147-168

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