Are in the Arab Heritage ‎Foundations for Modern History ‎Methodologies? (A Plea to Re-‎read Heritage Books)‎

Authors

Saleh Al-Daradkah, Jordanian University, ‎Jordan

Abstract

This study deals with the Arab historians, attempts to establish a Methodology to study history in the Islamic periods.This study was Mainly undertaken because modern studies in the west do not give the Arab Islamic tradition the attention it is worthy of to the extent that the Term “methodology " looked as though it were purely western.‎The study shows that the contemporary methodology for history hasBeen overshadowed by philosophy. Hence one would expect philoso-phy to be a science that ‎helps history n vice versa although the Study does not claim that Moslem scholars of history yet it indicates the Bases that such scholars have laid the study maintains that if Moslems Had continued building on such bases then moslem scholars would Have proceeded others in providing scholars with the historical methodol-ogy to achieve the ‎objectives of his study. The researcher has mainly Drawn on some quotations from Arabic primary sources and statementsOf scholers of modern methodologies

Recommended Citation

Al-Daradkah, Saleh (1997) "Are in the Arab Heritage ‎Foundations for Modern History ‎Methodologies? (A Plea to Re-‎read Heritage Books)‎," Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/jpu/vol1/iss1/1