AL-MAQRIZI, READING IN HIS SOCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC BIOGRAPHY

Abstract

Al-Maqrizi (d. 845 AH / 1442 BC) is considered one of the most prominent Muslim historians in general and Egyptian historians in particular, due to the important effects he left in the field of history. His book AL-MAWA’IZ WAL-I’TIBAR FI DHIKR AL-KHITAT WAL-ATHAR, known as al-Khatat al-Maqriziyya, is one of these valuable works. Al-Maqrizi represents a true embodiment of the encyclopedic historian who recorded Islamic history in all its aspects. As his broad knowledge culture enabled him to write historically far from the generally accepted stereotype. He is a historian, interpreter, updater, economist and socialite. This influence appears evident in his writings, which show his social and economic views in a critical and analytical spirit. Therefore, we find that the researchers found in it a wide scope for many studies in various scientific aspects. And the second matter: related to the content of his book “Al-Khitat”, which absorbed the history of Egypt in all its era until his era. Presenting this date in a clear, sequential way that makes it easier for the recipient to comprehend, despite the length of time. This study attempts to monitor Al-Maqrizi reading in his social and scientific biography due to the impact of his scientific life on the history of Egypt and the historians of his time.