The mentions about ancient Slavs (aṣ-Ṣaqālibah) by «the father of the Muslim historiography» aṭ-Ṭabarī (839–923)

The author of this article extracted all historical, geographical and ethnographical materials (including legendary) concerning the ancient Slavs Eastern Balkans Asia Minor mentioned in multivolume «History Prophets Kings» (Ta’rīḫ ar-Rusul wa-l-Mulūk) by «the father Muslim historiography», an Arabic spoken Iranian Muḥammad b. Ǧarīr (Djarir) aṭ-Ṭabarī (839–923), which outlines general history from Creation to 302 AH (914/5). passages are a classic edition carried out three series 15 volumes eminent Dutch Arabist Michael Jan de Goeje (1836–1909) Leiden (Annales quos scripsit Abu Djafar Mohammed ibn Djarir at-Tabari / Cum aliis ed. M. Goeje. Series I–III. Lugduni Batavorum, 1879–1901). selected translated Classical into Russian for first time. detailed text notes scholarly comments based on historical narratives Antiquity, Pre-Islamic Middle East, Christian Orient attached as well. They also world’s leading scientific, reference (encyclopedic) educational publications.