الكتابة التاريخية عن النجف : قراءة في التأليف الموسوعي

Abstract EN

As far as the holy city of Najaf is concerned, a tremendous number of books, studies, and encyclopedias have been written in appreciation of its historical and religious role.

This is mainly due to the fact that Najaf is famous, throughout history, as a center of learning and, most importantly, as a burial place of Imam Ali (peace be upon him) .

In this study , four types of encyclopedias will be dealt with each type is divided into two.

The first is the "composition", in which the author states all the information written about Najaf in almost all references, examples of this type are : ( Najaf-past and present ) by Sheikh Jafar Al Mahbooba and ( Najaf -a detailed history ) by Dr.

Hasan Moohsen Al Hakeem The second type is the "collective" which is a mere arrangement of material previously included in other encyclopedias.

Examples of this type are ( Encyclopedia of Najaf ) by Jafar Al- Doojaili and (Najaf Horizons) Review by Kamil Salman Al- Joobori.