The battle of al-Qādisiyyah and the conquest of Syria and Palestine /

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Author / Creator:Ṭabarī, 838?-923
Uniform title:Taʼrīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk. English. Selections
Imprint:Albany : State University of New York Press, c1992.
Description:xxii, 237 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Arabic
Series:SUNY series in Near Eastern studies
The history of al-Ṭabarī = Taʼrīkh al-rusul waʼl-mulūk ; v. 12
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Ṭabarī, 838?-923. Taʼrīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk. English v. 12.
Bibliotheca Persica (Albany, N.Y.)
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URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1301237
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Other authors / contributors:Friedmann, Yohanan.
ISBN:0791407349 (acid-free)
0791407330 (pb : acid-free)
Notes:Translation of extracts from: Taʼrīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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The present volume of the History of al-Ṭabarī deals with the years 14 and 15 of the Islamic era, which correspond to A.D. 635-637. The nascent Islamic state had just emerged victorious from the crisis that followed the Prophet's death in 632 and had suppressed what was known as the riddah ("apostasy") rebellion in the Arabian peninsula. Under the leadership of ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, the second caliph, or successor to the Prophet Muhammad, the Muslims embarked on the conquests that would soon transform the whole of the Middle East and North Africa into an Arab empire. Most of the present volume describes the battle of al-Qādisiyyah, which took place on the border between the fertile Iraqi lowlands (al-sawad) and the Arabian desert and resulted in the decisive defeat of the Persian army. The Muslim victory at al-Qādisiyyah heralded the downfall of the Sasanian dynasty, which had ruled Persia and Mesopotamia since A.D., the third century; it also paved the way for the conquest of Iraq and facilitated Islamic expansion in Persia and beyond.

The volume also deals with the conquest of Syria and Palestine and the Expulsion of the Byzantines from those regions. Particular attention is devoted to the traditions related to the conquest of Jerusalem at the hands of ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, the first Muslim prayer on the Temple Mount, and its transformation into an Islamic sanctuary.

The volume contains colorful descriptions of the various battles, expatiations on the bravery of the Muslim warriors, and portrayals of the futile negotiations between the parties before the beginning of hostilities. It thus provides the reader with a fascinating insight into the later Muslim traditions related to those crucial events of early Islamic history.

Item Description:Translation of extracts from: Taʼrīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Physical Description:xxii, 237 p. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:0791407349
0791407330