An Analysis about Historiography And Historical Perspective of Ghazi Baydawi

Nizam al-Tavarikh, the brief work of Baydawi published during the Mongols period, despite its critical time and citations by the historians’ of its age, has not drawn the attention of contemporary historians and authors. Thus, there are opposite interpretations of this work. Therefore, this research adopts a descriptive-analytic methodology to study the historical knowledge of Baydawi and Nizam al-Tavarikh’s degree of success. The findings of the study demonstrate that factors such as his belief in Ashari theology and his position as chief judge and exegete of the Koran based on Ashari views caused fiqh, theology, and exegesis to have priority over history in his thought. However, his historiography has some important features, such as attachment to Fars as his birthplace, belief in the idea the holy and providence, consideration of history as a profitable tool for the Sharia, and use of simple language.