
as a whole, which was written to preserve the legacy of the first two Islamic centuries. For Further Reading
In standard editions (such as the Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah edition), page 269 of the third volume typically falls within the extensive biographical accounts of the (the "Helpers" of Medina). tabaqat al kubra. vol. 3 pg. 269 h. 3714
Without the exact text, based on standard indices of Tabaqat , is widely cited in secondary literature as the narration where ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA) asks ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (RA) about the interpretation of Surah al-Nasr ( Idha ja'a nasrullahi wal-fath ). In this report, Ibn ‘Abbas says that it indicated the approaching death of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and ‘Umar affirms that he knew the same interpretation. as a whole, which was written to preserve
The narration attributes a statement to Umar ibn al-Khattab regarding his transition from the era of (pre-Islamic ignorance) to Islam. The Content: In this report, Ibn ‘Abbas says that it