SIDRA - SIDRAT AL-MUNTAHA -

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    Ibn Ishāq, Muhammad b. Ishaq,

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    Ibn Kathīr, 'Imād al-Dīn Ismā'īl b. 'Urnar b. Kathīr / ‘Abū’l Fidā’ Ismā’il, (d. 774/1373).

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    Ibn al-Nadīm, Muhammad b. Ishaq b. al-Nadīm ( ADD/ADD)

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    Kisā'ī, Muhammad b. 'Abdallāh al-Kisā'ī,

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