Historiografy of Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi: Sample book Review of the Book ‘Al-Ifdda wa '1-Etebar’

• Main Authors: Ahmad Badkoubeh hazaveh, Masoomeh Abangah azgomi
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: University of Isfahan 2017-08-01
• Series: پژوهش های تاریخی
• Subjects: Islamic historiography; Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi; Al-Ifdda wa '1- Etebar; Egypt؛ Local Historian
• Online Access: http://jhr.ui.ac.ir/article_21679_bd37a02dfe6810d8bbc1be408f6fa048.pdf

Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi is a skillful Physician, biologist, researcher, historian and scientist that wrote his book ‘Al-Ifdda wa '1-Etebar’ based on these skills. This book, which is more known for the history of Egypt, is different from the other historical writings, irrespective of scientific value, is different from the other historical writings due to the particular method of the author in collecting information and setting the data. Undoubtedly, this is an important historical issue. The present article to study the dominant aspect of this book and the author's assessment of intelligence and historical method and the reality of his historiography as a Muslim, yet non-professional, historian. It seems that, Alafadh, rather than being a historical and geographical work, is a treatise on topics related to the history of medicine, biology and geology, which is, of course, the result of the author's field investigations. Since this work ignores the references to historical data, recording and capturing the views and hearings is the basis of the work of the writer, trusting on it needs more reflection.