The Image of Iraqis in the Transmissional sciences Through the Book

"Ayan Al-Asr wa AwanAl-nasr by Al-Safadi(d.764AH/1362AD)

Abstract

Received: 2026 / 03 / 02
Revision: 2026 / 03 / 24
Accepted: 2026 / 04 / 09
Published: 2026 / 09 / 30

In this study, the researcher sought to explore the portrayal of Iraqis in the transmissional sciences as reflected in the book "A’yan al-Asr wa  ‘Awan al-Nasr" by the historian Salah al-Din Khalil ibn Ibek al-Safadi, who died in the year  764 /AH1362 CE. The aim of the study was to understand how al-Safadi portrayed these scholars, to trace the biographies of jurists, grammarians, reciters, and hadith narrators of Iraqi origin, and to elucidate the intellectual, behavioral, and social characteristics that defined this group in the author’s view. The study adopted a descriptive approach to deduce the nature of the scholarly output of Iraqis in all fields of the transmissional sciences and the extent of their contribution to enriching the scientific and intellectual movement.

The study concluded that Al-Safadi painted a positive and uplifting picture of Iraqi scholars; it affirmed their leadership and prominence in the transmitted sciences and highlighted their enduring influence as a stable bridge of knowledge, despite the political and military challenges the region faced during his era.