The origins of the Islamic State: Being a translation from the Arabic accompanied with annotations, geographic and historical notes of the Kitāb futūḥ al-buldān. Vol. I

Title page......Page 1
FOREWORD......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 7
INTRODUCTION - ARABIC HISTORIOGRAPHY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO AL-BALADHURI......Page 13
PART I - ARABIA......Page 25
CHAPTER I - AL-MADINAH......Page 27
CHAPTER II - THE POSSESSIONS OF THE BANU-AN-NADIR......Page 46
CHAPTER III - THE POSSESSIONS OF THE BANU-KURAIZAH......Page 52
CHAPTER IV - KHAIBAR......Page 54
CHAPTER V - FADAK......Page 62
CHAPTER VI - WADI-L-KURA AND TAYMA\'......Page 69
CHAPTER VII - MAKKAH......Page 72
CHAPTER VIII - THE WELLS OF MAKKAH......Page 89
CHAPTER IX - THE FLOODS IN MAKKAH......Page 94
CHAPTER X - AT-TA\'IF......Page 97
CHAPTER XI - TABALAH AND JURASH......Page 103
CHAPTER XII - TABUK, AILAH, ADHRUH, MAKNA AND AL-JARBA\'......Page 104
CHAPTER XIII - DUMAT AL-JANDAL......Page 107
CHAPTER XIV - THE CAPITULATION OF NAJRAN......Page 110
CHAPTER XV - AL-YAMAN......Page 118
CHAPTER XVI - \'UMAN......Page 128
CHAPTER XVII - AL-BAHRAIN......Page 132
CHAPTER XVIII - AL-YAMAMAH......Page 144
CHAPTER XIX - THE APOSTASY OF THE ARABS IN THE CALIPHATE OF ABU-BAKR AS-SIDDIK......Page 155
CHAPTER XX - THE APOSTASY OF THE BANU-WALI\'AH AND AL-ASH\'ATH IBN-MA\'DIKARIB IBN-MU\'AWIYAH-L-KINDI......Page 165
CHAPTER XXI - AL-ASWAD AL-\'ANSI AND THOSE IN AL-YAMAN WHO APOSTATIZED WITH HIM......Page 171
PART II - SYRIA......Page 175
CHAPTER I - THE CONQUEST OF SYRIA......Page 177
CHAPTER II - THE ADVANCE OF KHALID IBN-AL-WALID ON SYRIA AND THE PLACES HE REDUCED ON HIS WAY......Page 181
CHAPTER III - THE CONQUEST OF BUSRA......Page 185
CHAPTER IV - THE BATTLE OF AJNADIN (OR AJNADAIN)......Page 186
CHAPTER V - THE BATTLE OF FIHL IN THE PROVINCE OF THE JORDAN......Page 188
CHAPTER VI - THE PROVINCE OF THE JORDAN......Page 190
CHAPTER VII - THE BATTLE OF MARJ AS-SUFFAR......Page 194
CHAPTER VIII - THE CONQUEST OF DAMASCUS AND ITS PROVINCE......Page 198
CHAPTER IX - HIMS......Page 212
CHAPTER X - THE BATTLE OF AL-YARMUK......Page 219
CHAPTER XI - PALESTINE......Page 225
CHAPTER XII - THE PROVINCE OF KINNASRIN AND THE CITIES CALLED AL-\'AWASIM......Page 235
CHAPTER XIII - CYPRUS......Page 247
CHAPTER XIV - THE SAMARITANS......Page 256
CHAPTER XV - AL-JARAJIMAH......Page 258
CHAPTER XVI - THE FRONTIER FORTRESSES OF SYRIA......Page 265
PART III - MESOPOTAMIA......Page 279
CHAPTER I - THE CONQUEST OF MESOPOTAMIA [AL-JAZIRAH]......Page 281
CHAPTER II - THE CHRISTIANS OF THE BANU-TAGHLIB IBN-WA\'IL......Page 296
CHAPTER III - THE FORTIFICATIONS OF THE MESOPOTAMIAN FRONTIER......Page 299
CHAPTER IV - ARABIC MADE THE LANGUAGE OF THE STATE REGISTERS......Page 313
PART IV - ARMENIA......Page 315
CHAPTER I - THE CONQUEST OF ARMENIA......Page 317
PART V - NORTHERN AFRICA......Page 345
CHAPTER I - THE CONQUEST OF EGYPT AND AL-MAGHRIB [MAURITANIA]......Page 347
CHAPTER II - THE CONQUEST OF ALEXANDRIA......Page 358
CHAPTER III - THE CONQUEST OF BARKAH AND ZAWILAH......Page 364
CHAPTER IV - THE CONQUEST OF TRIPOLI......Page 367
CHAPTER V - THE CONQUEST OF IFRIKIYAH......Page 368
CHAPTER VI - THE CONQUEST OF TANJAH [TANGIERS]......Page 374
PART VI - ANDALUSIA......Page 375
CHAPTER I - THE CONQUEST OF ANDALUSIA......Page 377
PART VII - ISLANDS IN THE SEA......Page 385
CHAPTER I - THE CONQUEST OF CERTAIN ISLANDS IN THE SEA......Page 387
PART VIII - NUBIA......Page 389
CHAPTER I - TERMS MADE WITH NUBIA......Page 391
CHAPTER II - THE KARATIS......Page 395
PART IX - AL-\'IRAK AND PERSIA......Page 397
CHAPTER I - THE CONQUEST OF AS-SAWAD.  THE CALIPHATE OF ABU-BAKR AS-SIDDlK......Page 399
CHAPTER II - THE CALIPHATE OF \'UMAR IBN-AL-KHATTAB......Page 413
CHAPTER III - THE BATTLE OF KUSS AN-NATIF, OR THE BATTLE OF AL-JISR......Page 415
CHAPTER IV - THE BATTLE OF MIHRAN OR AN-NUKHAILAH......Page 417
CHAPTER V - THE BATTLE OF AL-KADISIYAH......Page 421
CHAPTER VI - THE CONQUEST OF AL-MADA\'IN......Page 429
CHAPTER VII - THE BATTLE OF JALULA\'......Page 432
CHAPTER VIII - THE FOUNDING OF AL-KUFAH......Page 446
CHAPTER IX - WASIT AL-\'IRAK......Page 461
CHAPTER X - AL-BATA\'IH......Page 465
CHAPTER XI - MADINAT AS-SALAM......Page 469
CHAPTER XII - ARABIC MADE THE LANGUAGE OF THE REGISTER......Page 477
PART X - MEDIA [AL-JIBAL]......Page 479
CHAPTER I - HULWAN......Page 481
CHAPTER II - THE CONQUEST OF NIHAWAND......Page 483
CHAPTER III - AD-DINAWAR, MASABADHAN AND MIHRIJANKADHAF......Page 490
CHAPTER IV - THE CONQUEST OF HAMADHAN......Page 493
CHAPTER V - KUMM, KASHAN AND ISBAHAN......Page 497
CHAPTER VI - THE DEATH OF YAZDAJIRD IBN-SHAHRIYAR IBN-KISRA ABARWIZ IBN-HURMUZ IBN-ANUSHIRWAN......Page 502
INDEX......Page 507
ERRATA......Page 529