History of Al-Tabari: The Conquest of Arabia, Vol. 10

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Author: Fred M. Donner

ISBN-10: 0791410714

ISBN-13: 9780791410714

Category: History of Islam

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PrefaceAbbreviationsTranslator's ForewordMap 1. Western Arabia at the Time of the Riddah WarsMap 2. Eastern Arabia at the Time of the Riddah WarsThe Events of the Year II (cont'd) (632/633)1What Took Place between the Muhajirun and the Ansar over the Matter of Leadership at the Portico of the Banu Saidah1Remainder of the Account Regarding al-Ansi the Liar18[Abu Bakr's Letter to the Apostates]55The Remainder of the Account about Ghatafan at the Time of Their Joining with Tulayhah and Other Things Relating to the Affair of Tulayhah60The Apostasy of Hawazin, Sulaym, and Amir75Banu Tamim and the Affair of Saiah bt. al-Harith b. Suwayd84Continuation of the Account of Sayf96Al-Butah and Its Story98Remainder of the Story of Musaylimah the Liar and His Tribe of the People of al-Yamamah105The People of al-Bahrayn, the Apostasy of al-Hutam, and Those Who Joined With Him in al-Bahrayn134The Apostasy of the People of Uman and Mahrah and the Yemen151The Account of Mahrah in the Uplands155Account of the Apostates in the Yemen158The Wicked People of Akk161Apostasy of the People of the Yemen a Second Time165The Story of Tahir When He Marched to Reinforce Fayruz172The Account of Hadramawt during Their Apostasy175Continuation of the Report of Sayf189Bibliography of Cited Works193Index199

\ BooknewsContinuing the 38-volume translation of al-Tabari's history of the Middle East, completed in AD 915, covers only part of a single year: AH 11 (AD 632-33). Describes how the young Muslim community selected a leader after Muhammad died, and how the new leader, Abu Bakr, led the armies of Medina to conquer all of the Arabic peninsula. Extensively annotated. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \