Abstract
Muhammad bin Umar Al-Waqidi is known to be a prolific historian. His book on the maghazi of rasool Allah is very famous. His work is of great importance especially in context of chronological order and Prophet’s different campaigns/expeditions. He is considered to be the converging point between the Madīnaḥ and ‘Iraqī school of history. That is why he has been massively quoted and cited by Muslim as well as oriental historians. Despite of all these, Al-Waqidī has been criticized by both Muhaddithīn and Orientalists. In fact, Muhaddithīn’s criticism bases on some solid and valid grounds, but Orientalists’s criticism possess no sound evidence. Mainly Al-Waqidī has been accused of Tashayyu‘, plagiarism and influence of Abbasid caliphs on his historic narratives by western critics. In this article, I will try to impartially discuss these three critiques on AlWaqidī.