The Kaʿba in al‑Fākihī’s (d. c.279/892–893) History of Mecca
In the late 3rd/9th century, the Meccan scholar Muḥammad b. Isḥāq al‑Fākihī (d. c.279/892–893) compiled a local history of Mecca, a large portion of which survives today. This local history offered an overview of Mecca’s history from Creation to al‑Fākihī’s own day, focusing in particular on a numbe...
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Annales islamologiques
2026
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| Shrnutí: | In the late 3rd/9th century, the Meccan scholar Muḥammad b. Isḥāq al‑Fākihī (d. c.279/892–893) compiled a local history of Mecca, a large portion of which survives today. This local history offered an overview of Mecca’s history from Creation to al‑Fākihī’s own day, focusing in particular on a number of key topographical sites in the town and surrounding region. This article looks in particular at the way that the Kaʿba plays a central role in al‑Fākihī’s topographically centred approach to relating the history of his hometown. This is evident from both discussions of the Kaʿba itself in sections dedicated to that structure but also in the way that the Kaʿba features heavily in many discussions of other sites and events in Mecca’s history. The article concludes with some thoughts about how historians of Mecca, like al‑Fākihī, used that town’s local history to offer a universal history for Muslims in other regions as well. |
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