Stories of the Prophets

by Ibn Kathir

In this book, the stories of the prophets have been compiled from 'Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah' (The Beginning and the End) which is a great work of the famous Muslim exegete and historian Ibn Kathir and has a prominent place in the Islamic literature. The stories of the prophets and all the events in their lives have been supported by the Qur'anic Verses and the Sunnah (traditions) of the Prophet (S). Wherever it was necessary, other sources have also been reported for the sake of historical accounts, but on such places a comparative study has been made to prove the authenticity of the sources. Ibn Kathir has reproduced the views and interpretations of all the great exegetes of the Qur'an of his time. The systemic narratives of the Stories of the Prophets have been written in chronological order which renders a historical style to the book.

Genres: Islam, Religion

176 pages, Hardcover

Published November 23, 2018

About the author

ابن كثير
Abu Al-Fida' Isma'il Ibn Kathir Al-Dimashqi

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 1 out of 5]

First of all, this is either not the same book by Ibn Kathir or it's a very edited version. Also, this book was written by someone who does not speak English. It is filled with errors and doesn't seem to have been edited at all.

[Amany Rajab · Rating 3 out of 5]

Obviously stories of prophets in general is 5/5, but the translation or this edition was very poorly edited. Enjoyed it nonetheless.

[Nourah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall an informative book, revising things i already knew about the prophets while learning more details or even finding out some things i knew were incorrect.
There were WAY too many typos feels like no-one even proof read it once
And the format was a bit confusing because the author describes each prophet’s story twice. Once from his own words and once again from the Quran.
I feel like it could have been more cohesive and explained at once.