البداية و النهاية - ابن كثير

Beginning and the end is the work of a huge historic objective, written by Ibn Kathir Ismail bin Omar of Damascus, who died in 774 AH, the book by the founder of the beliefs of the Islamic religion.
It is a display of the history of the beginning of creation to an end starts the beginning of the creation of the heavens and the earth and the angels to the creation of Adam, and then deals with the stories of the prophets brief and then detail the historical events since the source of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him until the year 767 AH way tab on the past. And start the year by saying, "then he entered the year .." and then lists the historical events which then mentions the most prominent of those who died in this year. The end part is subject to marking time until the day of reckoning in detail.
Ibn Kathir said about his book: «" In this book, I remember it with God's help and good reconcile what God is pleased Bholh and strength of the male principle of creatures: the creation of the throne and the chair and the heavens and earths ... and the stories of the Prophets ..., so prophecy end to the days of our Prophet Mohammad God and prayers be upon him ...... then mention what then to our time, and recall the tribulations and the epics and the Signs of the hour. then the Resurrection and the horrors of the Resurrection .... and what is mentioned in this book, Sunnis and effects and news transmitted reasonable when scientists and the heirs of the prophets. .. "» The book was truly sincere mirror, and authentic reference for the people of this art.