Siyar A'lam al-Nubala'

Siyar A‘lām al-Nubalā’ (Arabic: سير أعلام النبلاء, lit. 'Biographies of Eminent Nobles') is a biographical dictionary written by al-Dhahabi containing biographies of eminent Muslims throughout Islamic history up to al-Dhahabi's era.^{[1][additional citation(s) needed]}. The first two of the Siyar's fourteen volumes, which concern the life of Muhammad and the Rashidun caliphs, are reproduced from al-Dhahabi's more expansive Tarikh.^[2] Al-Dhahabi divided the book into chapters according to the generations in which the different personalities lived.^{[3][additional citation(s) needed]}.

Siyar A'lam al-Nubala'

Author	Al-Dhahabi
Original title	سير أعلام النبلاء
Language	Arabic
Subject	Biographical dictionary
Genre	Biography
Published	14th century
Publication place	Mamluk Sultanate
Media type	Manuscript
Pages	28 volumes

See also

• Tabaqat al-Shafi'iyya al-Kubra

References

1. "نبذة عن كتاب سير أعلام النبلاء". موضوع (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-04-04.
2. Marouf, Bashar Awwad (1996). "Editor's Introduction". In Arna’ūt, Shu‘ayb (ed.). Siyar A‘lām al-Nubalā’ [Biographies of Eminent Nobles] (in Arabic) (11th ed.). Beirut: Resalah Publishers. pp. 93–94.
3. "الذهبي ومنهجه في سير أعلام النبلاء - بشار عواد معروف". ar.islamway.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-04-04.