Table of Contents

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 Maps 1. Iraq at the Time of the Muslim Conquest 2. Syria at the Time of the Muslim Conquest The Caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq The Events of the Year 12 (633/634) The Battle of al-Madhar The Battle of al-Walajah About Ullays, Which Is on the Euphrates Itself The Affair of Amghishiya The Day of al-Maqr and the Mouth of Furat Badaqla What Happened after al-Hirah Al-Anbar, Which Is Dhat al-'Uyun, and Kalwadha About 'Ayn al-Tamr Dumat al-Jandal Husayd Al-Khanafis Al-Musayyakh of the Banu al-Barsha' Al-Thani and al-Zumayl Al-Firad Khalid's Pilgrimage Those Who Say Abu Bakr Led the Pilgrimage Those Who Say 'Umar Led the Pilgrimage The Events of the Year 13 (634/635) Al-Yarmuk Continuation of the Report of Ibn Ishaq Continuation 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 Died Abu Bakr's Appearance Abu Bakr's Genealogy, His Name, and What He Was Known by The Names of Abu Bakr's Wives The Names of His Judges, Secretaries, and Tax Officials [His Appointment of 'Umar b. al-Khattab as His Successor] The Caliphate of 'Umar b. al-Khattab The Events of the Year 13 (cont'd) (634/635) [The Expedition of Fihl and the Conquest of Damascus] The Report about Damascus According to Sayf The Affair of Fihl According to Sayf Baysan Tiberias Al-Muthanna b. Harithah and Abu 'Ubayd b. Mas'ud Al-Namariq Al-Saqatiyyah in Kaskar The Battle of al-Qarqus, Which Is Also Called al-Quss, Quss al-Natif, the Bridge, and al-Marwah. ah Lesser Ullays Al-Buwayb Al-Khanafis What Stirred Up the Matter of al-Qadisiyyah Bibliography of Cited Works Index