- Ibn Hayyan
:"This page is about Ibn Hayyan, the historian from Al Andalus. For the alchemist, see
Geber . For other meanings, seeIbn Hayyan (disambiguation) ."Ibn Hayyan or, in full, Abu Marwán Hayyán Ibn Jalaf Ibn Hayyan al-Qurtubi (Córdoba, 987 - ibidem, 1075), was a
historian fromAl-Andalus .He was an important official at the court of
Almanzor and published several works on history which have only survived in part. His books constitute one of the most important sources for the study of theAndalus ian history, especially the history of Córdoba and the kings of thetaifa s.Like
Ibn Hazm he defended the dynasty of theUmayyads and deplored its fall and the following dissolution of theAndalusian state and the coming of thetaifa s.The following works are ascribed to Ibn Hayyan:
*Tarikh fuqaha Cordova
*Al-Kitab al ladi jama'a fihi bayna kitbay al-Qubbashi wa Ibn Afif
*Intijab al-Jamil li Ma'athir Banu Khatab.
*Al-Akhbar fi'l dawla al-Amiriya (in 100 volumes).
*Al-Batsha al-Kubra (in ten volumes).
*Al-Muqtabis fi Tarikh al-Andalus (in ten volumes).
*Kitab al-matin.His best known works are "al-Muqtabis" and "al-Matin".References
*Abd al-Rahman al-Hajji (ed.), Al-Muqtabis (Beirut 1965)
*The Caliphate in the West: An Islamic Political Institution in the Iberian Peninsula by David J. WassersteinExternal links
*Muslim Heritage.com: Historians in North Africa and Spain [http://www.muslimheritage.com/topics/default.cfm?ArticleID=644]
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