What is history?

This article aims at elucidating the role of history in human civilization and the way history has been shaped through ages. It is essential for Muslims to understand the distinctions between history and pseudo-history and the purpose for which history is often written. This article defines history,...

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Main Author: Ahsan, Abdullahil
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Language:English
Published: Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thought (BIIT) 2016
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spelling iium-553862017-02-20T03:14:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/55386/ What is history? Ahsan, Abdullahil CB History of civilization This article aims at elucidating the role of history in human civilization and the way history has been shaped through ages. It is essential for Muslims to understand the distinctions between history and pseudo-history and the purpose for which history is often written. This article defines history, describes how the idea of recording history came into existence, early historians and their method of history writing, and how history could be divided into various periods. It also briefly describes human origin in history, sources of history and their utilization in history writing. Then it describes the differences between history and pseudo-history, differences between history and other disciplines in humanities and social sciences. It concludes by highlighting the importance of history. Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thought (BIIT) 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/55386/1/Article_IJITs_2.pdf Ahsan, Abdullahil (2016) What is history? International Journal of Islamic Thoughts, 5 (1). pp. 17-32. ISSN 2306-7012 http://www.ijits.net/
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Ahsan, Abdullahil
What is history?
description This article aims at elucidating the role of history in human civilization and the way history has been shaped through ages. It is essential for Muslims to understand the distinctions between history and pseudo-history and the purpose for which history is often written. This article defines history, describes how the idea of recording history came into existence, early historians and their method of history writing, and how history could be divided into various periods. It also briefly describes human origin in history, sources of history and their utilization in history writing. Then it describes the differences between history and pseudo-history, differences between history and other disciplines in humanities and social sciences. It concludes by highlighting the importance of history.
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title What is history?
title_short What is history?
title_full What is history?
title_fullStr What is history?
title_full_unstemmed What is history?
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publisher Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thought (BIIT)
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/55386/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/55386/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/55386/1/Article_IJITs_2.pdf
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