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It is a huge historical encyclopedia, which Al -Hafiz Ibn Katheer Ismail bin Omar Al -Dimashqi, who died in 774 AH. It is a presentation of history from the beginning of creation to its end begins with the beginning of the creation of the heavens and the earth [?] And the angels to the creation of Adam, then addresses the stories of the prophets abbreviated and then detailed in historical events from the source of the Prophet Muhammad until the year 768 AH in a tab in the years. And the Sunnah begins by saying, "Then it entered a year ..." then recounts the historical events in it, then mention the most prominent of those who died this year. As for the end part, it has signs of the hour until the day of reckoning in detail. Ibn Katheer said about his book: "This book is mentioned in it with the help of God and its good reconciliation, what God Almighty pleased with his power and strength from mentioning the principle of creatures: from the creation of the throne, the chair, the heavens, the two lands ..., and the stories of the prophets ..., until the prophecy ends to the days of our Prophet Muhammad, may God's prayers and peace be upon him, ... then we mention what is after that to our time, and we mention sedition, epics, and the signs of the hour. .. "" So the book was the right of the honest mirror, and the original reference for the people of this art.