Islamic History Books

Books of History

Urdu readers can go through a primer on Usool At Tareekh by clicking here. This is a helpful resource in identifying any forgeries made by enemies of Islam.

Sheikh Wahhaj Tareen
GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM

Al-Badaya wan nahaya - Tareekh Ibn e Kathir (History of Islam by Ibn e Kathir):

This is an excellent work on preservation of islamic history and is a common point of reference.

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(English, Malay, Urdu, Arabic and Bangla)

Tareekh e Islam (History of Islam):

This is one of the most comprehensive books on islamic history starting from Jahiliya (Dark ages) and covers till Ottomon Empire.

Urdu:
Vol1 Vol2 Vol3
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Lessons from History

English
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Tabqat Ibn e saad:

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Urdu:
Vol1, Vol2, Vol3, Vol4

English:
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Arabic:
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Intro, Vol01, Vol02, Vol03,
Vol04, Vol05, Vol06, Vol07,
Vol08, Vol09, Vol10, Vol11
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Vol04, Vol05, Vol06, Vol07,
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Tareekh Ibn e Khaldoon (Islamic history by Ibn e Khaldoon):

A critical analysis of Ibn Khaldun's objections about narrations related to Al-Mahdi (By Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi)
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Urdu:
Intro
Vol1 Vol2 Vol3 Vol4 Vol5 Vol6 Vol7 Vol8

Arabic:
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(Individual Volumes)
مجلد 1 مجلد 2 مجلد 3 مجلد 4 مجلد 5 مجلد 6 مجلد 7 مجلد 8 الواجهة

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Life and Works of Ibn Khaldun:
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Chronology of Islamic History

English
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Tareekh e Islam by Molana Muhammad Mian

Urdu:
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This is a very brief history covering only limited time period.

Tareekkh e Aalam e Islam
Prof. Naeem Siddiqui

Urdu:
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The battle of Qadsiyyah
(Fall of Persian Empire)
English:
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Haspania se America Tak
(From Spain to America)
Urdu:
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The Islamic Conquest of Syria:
English:
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Tareekh Tabari:

It is not recommended for use by common believers but for scholars who can differentiate between authentic and weak narrations. Find out why.
Allah knows the best.
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(Arabic, English, Urdu and Indonesian Languages)

Al-Tareekh Al Islami
By Dr. Ibrahim Al-Shareefi

Arabic:
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Kitab Tareekh Al Kabir
Imam Bukhari

Arabic
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Tareekh e Dawat wa Azeemat
By Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi
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Vol1, Vol2, Vol3, Vol4, Vol5
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Al-Tareekh Al Islami
By Mahmood Shakir
التاریخ الاسلامی محمود شاکر
Arabic:
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Tareekh Farishta
By Muhammad Qasim Farishta
(History of India)
تاریخ فرشتہ - ہندوستان کی تاریخ
Urdu:
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Vol1, Vol2, Vol3, Vol4
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English
The rise of Mohamadan Power in India
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Musalaman Ummatoon ka Mazi, Hall aur Mustaqbil
Dr. Israr Ahmed

Urdu
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Insani Dunya per Muslamano ke Urooj o Zawal ke Asrat
Syed Abulhason Ali Nadvi

Urdu
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قوموں کا عروج و زوال
Qaumon ka Urooj o Zawal by Abu Muhammad Ali bin Muhammad Al-Andlusi
Urdu
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Dunya ko Islam se Kis Tarah Roka Gaya
M. Aizaz Ali
(Answering those who believe that Islam was spread through sword)
Urdu
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Saltanat e Usmania
Dr. Muhammad As-Sulabi

Urdu
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Tareekh ke Dareechon se
Mufti Rafi Usmani

Urdu
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Tareekh e Ahl e Hadith
Molana M. Ibrahim Madni

Urdu
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The Raid of Mongols
Books and Audios

English / Urdu
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Tareekh e Millat
(Till the time of Mughuls)

Urdu
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مسالک الابصار فی ممالک الامصار
(Urdu: تاریخ ہند پر نئی روشنی )

Arabic / Urdu
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Al-Kamil Fi Tareekh
Ibn Al-Athir

Arabic / Urdu / English
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Tahreek e Ahl e Hadith
Tareekh ke Aynay main

Urdu
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Ahl us Sunnah Wal Jama'ah
(History of deviant sects and the saved group)
Urdu
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Tareekh e Islam
Murtaza Ahmed Khan

Urdu
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Islam Ka Nazariya e Tareekh
M. Mazhar ud Din Siddiqui

Urdu
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Tareekh e Sindh
Allama Syed Suleiman Nadvi
Urdu
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Hindustan main Arbon ki hakoomatain
Urdu
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Al-Hind Fil Ahad Al Islami
Syed Abul Hasan Hasni Nadvi
Arabic
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Islami Hind ki Azmat e Rafta
Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri
Urdu
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Saheeh Tareekh Al Islam Wal Muslimeen
Abdul Jabbar Salafi
Urdu
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Dunya e Islam Main Science aur Tib ka urooj
Dr. Hafiz ur Rahman Siddiqui
Urdu
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Ahd e Banu Ummayah main muhaditheen ki khidmat
Dr. Abdul Ghaffar Bukhari
Urdu
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Falsafa At-Tareekh Inda Ibn Khaldoon

Arabic
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Deen e Ilahi (made by Mughal king Akbar) aur uss ka pas manzar
Urdu
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Tareekh e Wahabiyyat - Haqaiq ke Ainay Main

Urdu
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Encyclopedia Tareekh e Aalam

Urdu
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Tareekh Dolah Al-Uthmania
(Syed Muhammad Al-Syed Mahmood)
Arabic
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Hindustan main Ilm e Hadith ki Isha'at
English
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Al-Fath Al-Islami Fi Al-Shimal Al-Afriqi
Arabic
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Fath Nama e Sind (Chachnama)
Sindhi
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Urdu
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English
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Tareekh e Islam for Masters

Urdu
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عنوان الكتاب: النوازل الكبرى في التاريخ الإسلامي
المؤلف: فتحي زغروت
Arabic
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Tareekh e Asr e Qadeem
(before Prophet PBUH)
Abdul Haleem Sharar
Urdu
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مسلمانوں کا ہزار سالہ عروج
پروفیسر ارشد جاوید

Urdu
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Ummat e Muslimah ka urooj o zawal
Prof. Habibullah Chishti
Urdu
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Lecture: 1914 - The Shaping of the Modern Muslim World

More Books:

Arabic - Madha Khasira Al-Alam Bi Inhitat Al Muslimeen (What did the world loose when Muslims fell) (Read / Download)
Arabic - تاريخ المسلمين وحضارتهم في بلاد الهند والسند والبنجاب محمد عبد العظيم أبو النصر الصوفي - (Read / Download)
Bangla - Iman Defto Dastan - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8
Bangla - Humayun Nama - written by Gulbadan Begum (daughter of Mughal King Babar,1524AD-1603AD) upon request by Mughal King Akbar - In line with the principles of studying history, it is to be noted that this document may or may not present the true picture as it was written in the courts of those people about whom the book was written) - Published in 1971 - Read / Download
English - Calendar Of Islamic Historical Events - Dr. Muhammad Junaid Nadvi - Read / Download
Islam and the World By Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi (r.a) - Read / Download
English - Humayun Nama - written by Gulbadan Begum (daughter of Mughal King Babar,1524AD-1603AD) upon request by Mughal King Akbar - In line with the principles of studying history, it is to be noted that this document may or may not present the true picture as it was written in the courts of those people about whom the book was written) - Published in 1902 - Read / Download
English - Lost Islamic History - Faris Al-Khateeb - Read / Download
English - Muslims in India - Maulana Syed Abul Hasan Nadvi - Read / Download
Hindi - What did the world loose when Muslims fell? (Read / Download)
Urdu - Ahde Islami K Hindustan Main Muashrat Mueshat Aur Hakomat K Masail (Zafar ul Islam Islahi) - Read / Download
Urdu - Arab ka Irtidad aur uska bazor e talwar insidad (in the time of Abu Bakr R.A.) - Hasan Nizami - Published in 1925 - Read / Download
Urdu - Arabon Ki Jahazrani - Sayyid Sulaiman Nadvi (Read / Download)
Urdu - Araboun Ki Baghawat Aor Lawrence . عربوں کی بغاوت اور لارنس آف عربیہ - Charagh Hasan Hasrat - Read / Download
Urdu - Arooj O Zawaal Ke Fitri Usool - Molana Abul Kalam Azad - (Read / Download)
Urdu - Daulat e Asfiyah Aur Bartanvi Hakoomat (Syed Abul Aala Maududi) - Download
Urdu - Deen e Islam aur Awaleen Musalmanon Ki Do Mutazad Tasweerain - Syed Abul Hasan Nadvi (Read / Download)
Urdu - Dunya Main Islam Kaisay Phaila (Read / Download)
Urdu - Falsfa Urog O Zawal E Aqwam - By Gustave Le Bon - Translated by: Shah Mueen Nadwi - Read / Download
Urdu - Humayun Nama - written by Gulbadan Begum (daughter of Mughal King Babar) upon request by Mughal King Akbar - In line with the principles of studying history, it is to be noted that this document may or may not present the true picture as it was written in the courts of those people about whom the book was written) - Read / Download
Urdu - Islami Hakoomatain (Urdu translation of "The Islamic Dynasties" by Clifford Edmund Bosworth) - Read / Download
Urdu - Khilafat aur Hindustan - Syed Sulaiman Nadvi (Read / Download)
Urdu - Khilafat e Usmania Aur Duniya e Islam - Syed Sulaiman Nadvi (Read / Download)
Urdu - Madni Muashra Ahd-e-Risalat Mein (by Akram Zia ul Umari) - (Read / Download)
Urdu - Mukamal Tareekh e Islam - Mufti Shaukat Ali Fahmi - (Part1: Read / Download; Part2: Read / Download)
Urdu - Mukhtasar Tareekh Ahl Hadith (Read / Download)
Urdu - Musalmano ka Mazi, Haal, Aur Mustaqbil - Syed Abul Aala Maududi - (Download)
Urdu - Panch Butt (5 idols) - A research on 5 idols mentioned in the Quran - (Read / Download)
Urdu - Quroon e Wusta main Misr se Multan tak Qaramita ke siyasi wa madhabi asrat (قرون وسطی میں مصر سے ملتان تک قرامطہ کےسیاسی ومذہبی اثرات) - Political and Religious effects of Qramatha in the middle ages: From Egypt to Multan - Suhail Akhter, Dr Abdul Razzaq - (Rahat-ul-Quloob Research Journal, Volume 1, Issue 2 ,Jul-Dec 2017, Pg. 107-132) - Download
Urdu - Rise and Fall of Muslims - Hafiz Muhammad Idrees - Part 1: Watch / Listen; Part 2: Watch / Listen
Urdu - Roshnī kā mīnār - by Maulana Shabbīr Aḥmad Usmani (Historical speach at Pakistan's contitutional assebly after the acceptance of Qarardad e Maqasid - Published in 1950 by Jamat e Islami, Pakistan) - Read / Download
Urdu - Tamadun e Islam ki Kahani, Ussi ki Zabani - Abdul Majid Daryabadi - تمدنِ اسلام کی کہانی اسی کی زبانی - عبد الماجد دراآبادی - Download
Urdu - Tanzeem e Islami Ka Tareekhi Pas Manzar (This book presents a comparison of Islamic history with the history of Jews in terms of their periods of rise and fall) - (Read / Download)
Urdu - Tareekh e Akhlaq e Islami - Vol1 - Abdus Salam Nadvi (Published 1938) - (Read / Download)
Urdu - Tareekh e Firoon - Khwaja Hasan Nizami (Read / Download)
Urdu - Tareekh Al-Islam Wal Muslimeen (Author: Masood Ahmed) - Download: Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4
Urdu - Tareekh e Islam - Shah Moeen ud Din Ahmed Nadvi (Read: Part1, Part2, Part3 Download: Part1, Part2, Part3)
Urdu - Tareekh e Islam ke Fidai Dastay - Prof. Hafiz Abdur Rahman Makki - Read / Download
Urdu - Tareekh e Muslim League - Mazhar Ansari - Published in 1940 - Read / Download
Urdu - Tareekh E Shahjahan - Dr Banarsi تاریخ شاہ جہاں (this book is written by a Hindu author in 1932 - ithough the library staff has browsed through the book, the correctness of information in it has not been verified) - Read / Download
Urdu - Tareekh e Yahood - Abdul Haleem Sharar (Published 1925) - Read / Download
Urdu - Tareekhi Maqalaat - Prof. Muhammad Aslam, President, Department of History, Punjab University, Lahore - Download
Urdu - Umat-e-Musalma ka Arooj-o-Zawal Author:Prof.Habib Allah Chisti - Read / Download

Books of History

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