Al-Rabghuzi, The Stories of the Prophets (2 vols.): Qisas al-Anbiya’: An Eastern Turkish Version (Second Edition)

A first edition of The Stories of the Prophets, written in Khwarezmian Turkish by the judge (qadi) Rabghuzi and completed in 1311, was published in 1995 by a group of authors. For the second edition H.E. Boeschoten and J. O'Kane have thoroughly revised both the text edition and the translation volume on the basis of additional manuscripts and reviews of the first edition.

The Stories of the Prophets (Qisas al-Anbiya’) is a traditional genre in Islamic literature. Such a work contains the res gestae of the biblical prophets and stories about other personalities and peoples up to the birth of the Prophet Muhammed. Exceptionally, Rabghuzi’s Stories also contains a sizable account of the life of Muhammed and his family. The work is a fundamental source both for Turkic linguistics and for Islamic Studies.