International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities Research · Vol. 2 No. January Issue (2026)

THE FORMATION AND MAIN GENRES OF ISLAMIC HISTORIOGRAPHY: SIYAR, MAGHAZI, TARAJIM AND TABAQAT

Authors

  • Akhrorbek Madaipov Researcher

Keywords

Islamic historiography siyar maghazi tarajim tarajim, tabaqat

Abstract

This article examines the formation of Islamic historiography and analyzes 
its main genres, including siyar, maghazi, tarajim, and tabaqat. The study explores the 
semantic and terminological meanings of these genres and their development within the 
framework of Islamic sciences. Special attention is given to the early sources of Islamic 
history such as Ibn Ishaq’s Siyar, Ibn Hisham’s As-Siyra an-Nabawiyya, and al-Waqidi’s 
Kitab al-Maghazi. The role of hadith scholarship in shaping historical methodology and 
ensuring the reliability of historical reports is also discussed. The article highlights how 
Qur’anic narratives, hadith collections, and biographical literature contributed to the 
emergence of Islamic history as an independent scholarly discipline.

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