(Hardcover)
A detailed account of two crucial years in early Islam, A. H. 12- 13 (A. D. 633-35), in which the nascent Medinan state founded by The Prophet overran the Fertile Crescent, and became an empire under the Caliphs Abu Bakr and Umar. Focuses heavily on the battles against the Persians and the Romans, and the peace terms. Part of the 39-volume, thoroughly annotated translation of the historical classic by al-Tabari, finished in A. D. 915. Paper edition (unseen), $17.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
| Preface | ||
| Abbreviations | ||
| Translator's Foreword | ||
| Genealogical Table of the Later Sasanians as Represented by Sayf b. Umar | ||
| Genealogical Table of the Later Sasanians as Attested in Sources Other than Sayf b. Umar | ||
| Map 1. Iraq at the Time of the Muslim Conquest | ||
| Map 2. Syria at the Time of the Muslim Conquest | ||
| The Caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq | ||
| The Events of the Year 12 (633/634) | 1 | |
| The Battle of al-Madhar | 15 | |
| The Battle of al-Walajah | 19 | |
| About Ullays, Which Is on the Euphrates Itself | 21 | |
| The Affair of Amghishiya | 26 | |
| The Day of al-Maqr and the Mouth of Furat Badaqla | 26 | |
| What Happened after al-Hirah | 37 | |
| Al-Anbar, Which Is Dhat al-Uyun, and Kalwadha | 49 | |
| About Ayn al-Tamr | 53 | |
| Dumat al-Jandal | 57 | |
| Husayd | 62 | |
| Al-Khanafis | 62 | |
| Al-Musayyakh of the Banu al-Barsha | 62 | |
| Al-Thani and al-Zumayl | 65 | |
| Al-Firad | 67 | |
| Khalid's Pilgrimage | 68 | |
| Those Who Say Abu Bakr Led the Pilgrimage | 71 | |
| Those Who Say Umar Led the Pilgrimage | 72 | |
| The Events of the Year 13 (634/635) | 73 | |
| Al-Yarmuk | 87 | |
| Continuation of the Report of Ibn Ishaq | 122 | |
| Continuation of the Report of Abu Zayd | 128 | |
| [Abu Bakr's Illness and Death] | 129 | |
| Who Washed Abu Bakr, His Shroud, Who Prayed over Him, the Time of His Funeral Prayer and the Time at Which He Died | 133 | |
| Abu Bakr's Appearance | 138 | |
| Abu Bakr's Genealogy, His Name, and What He Was Known by | 139 | |
| The Names of Abu Bakr's Wives | 140 | |
| The Names of His Judges, Secretaries, and Tax Officials | 142 | |
| [His Appointment of Umar b. al-Khattab as His Successor] | 145 | |
| The Caliphate of Umar b. al-Khattab | ||
| The Events of the Year 13 (cont'd) (634/635) | 157 | |
| [The Expedition of Fihl and the Conquest of Damascus] | 159 | |
| The Report about Damascus According to Sayf | 161 | |
| The Affair of Fihl According to Sayf | 170 | |
| Baysan | 172 | |
| Tiberias | 172 | |
| Al-Muthanna b. Harithah and Abu Ubayd b. Masud | 173 | |
| Al-Namariq | 176 | |
| Al-Saqatiyyah in Kaskar | 182 | |
| The Battle of al-Qarqus, Which Is Also Called al-Quss, Quss al-Natif, the Bridge, and al-Marwahah | 188 | |
| Lesser Ullays | 195 | |
| Al-Buwayb | 196 | |
| Al-Khanafis | 215 | |
| What Stirred Up the Matter of al-Qadisiyyah | 221 | |
| Bibliography of Cited Works | 227 | |
| Index | 235 |
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