Al-Bidaayah wa an-Nihaayah (ibn Katheer)

Superb condensed edition in two volumes but which remains readable and stories and hadith references in brackets Basic text editing verified by al-Turki (which is the safest). 3015 pages.


Egyptian in 8 volumes: Full and detailed authentication by 3 Toullaab al-'Ilm, recommended and supervised by Mustafa al-' Adawi (who is known to be specialized in the hadith), a volume containing summaries of research to assist the student, and finally vowels (harakat) on the letters ! 5934 pages. 5934 pages.

Excellent high quality edition in 21 volumes, Verification and authentication of the text reviewed by Abdelqadir Arnaoot and Bashar Ma'ruf. With referencing of Hadith and Athar and biographies of the persons quoted.
The most serious edition on the market for this reference work.