The Challenge to the Empires A.D. 633-635/A.H. 12-13
Häftad, Engelska, 1993
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Although this volume deals with the part of al-Ṭabarī's History covering the years 12 and 13 (633-35), in the caliphates of Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq and ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, the narratives contained in it, which are lengthy and detailed, are concerned with the first Muslim conquests in Iraq and Syria. Although it might be expected, therefore, that this volume would be a basic source for these conquests, the actual value of the bulk of the reported traditions is in considerable doubt because most of the material is derived from a later Kufan traditionist, Sayf b. 'Umar (d. 170-93/786-809), who apparently exaggerated and distorted his material considerably. Indeed, Sayf's transmissions clearly reveal the tendency of his party, an anti-Shi'ite faction based on the Arab Mudar tribal group in al-Kufah that had lost out with the fall of the Umayyads and the coming of the 'Abbasids to power. Although Sayf's transmissions thus have limited value as far as the earliest conquests themselves are concerned, they are of the utmost value in revealing the content and character of Islamic historical debates in the late 2nd/8th century. In addition, they permit us to elucidate and reconstruct an early harmonizing tendency in Islam that undoubtedly had a significant effect on the way later Muslims viewed their earliest history.The translation is preceded by an introduction analyzing the tendencies of Sayf and his party as revealed in this volume. Extensive notes accompany the text for the benefit of historians in other fields, as well as of Islamic specialists.
Khalid Yahya Blankinship is Assistant Professor of Religion at Temple University. He is the translator of Volumes 11 and 25 of the History of al-Tabari, also published by SUNY Press.
PrefaceAbbreviationsTranslator's ForewordGenealogical Table of the Later Sasanians as Represented by Sayf b. `UmarGenealogical Table of the Later Sasanians as Attested in Sources Other than Sayf b. `UmarMaps 1. Iraq at the Time of the Muslim Conquest2. Syria at the Time of the Muslim ConquestThe Caliphate of Abu Bakr al-SiddiqThe Events of the Year 12 (633/634)The Battle of al-MadharThe Battle of al-WalajahAbout Ullays, Which Is on the Euphrates ItselfThe Affair of AmghishiyaThe Day of al-Maqr and the Mouth of Furat BadaqlaWhat Happened after al-HirahAl-Anbar, Which Is Dhat al-`Uyun, and KalwadhaAbout `Ayn al-TamrDumat al-JandalHusaydAl-KhanafisAl-Musayyakh of the Banu al-Barsha'Al-Thani and al-ZumaylAl-FiradKhalid's PilgrimageThose Who Say Abu Bakr Led the PilgrimageThose Who Say `Umar Led the PilgrimageThe Events of the Year 13 (634/635)Al-YarmukContinuation of the Report of Ibn IshaqContinuation of the Report of Abu Zayd[Abu Bakr's Illness and Death]Who Washed Abu Bakr, His Shroud, Who Prayed over Him, the Time of His Funeral Prayer, and the Time at Which He DiedAbu Bakr's AppearanceAbu Bakr's Genealogy, His Name, and What He Was Known byThe Names of Abu Bakr's WivesThe Names of His Judges, Secretaries, and Tax Officials[His Appointment of `Umar b. al-Khattab as His Successor]The Caliphate of `Umar b. al-KhattabThe Events of the Year 13 (cont'd) (634/635)[The Expedition of Fihl and the Conquest of Damascus]The Report about Damascus According to SayfThe Affair of Fihl According to SayfBaysanTiberiasAl-Muthanna b. Harithah and Abu `Ubayd b. Mas`udAl-NamariqAl-Saqatiyyah in KaskarThe Battle of al-Qarqus, Which Is Also Called al-Quss, Quss al-Natif, the Bridge, and al-Marwah. ahLesser UllaysAl-BuwaybAl-KhanafisWhat Stirred Up the Matter of al-QadisiyyahBibliography of Cited WorksIndex
