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Table of Contents

List of illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

Glossary

Chronology

INTRODUCTION: JERUSALEM IN 692

When and Why the Dome?

1 ‘ABD AL-MALIK AND THE MARWANIDS

The Marwanid Background

The End of the Sufyanids and the Beginning of the Marwanids

2 THE CALIPHATE OF IBN AL-ZUBAYR

The Case for Ibn al-Zubayr

The Rebellion of ‘Abd al-Malik

3 THE IMAGES OF ‘ABD AL-MALIK

4 ‘ABD AL-MALIK’S EMPIRE

Sufyanid Arrangements

Innovations

5 ‘ABD AL-MALIK AS IMAM

The Problem of Evidence

The Caliph

6 ‘ABD AL-MALIK AND THE ISLAMIC STATE

Sermons and Letters

Public Islam and the Marwanid State

Conclusion

CONCLUSION: THE LEGACY OF ‘ABD AL-MALIK

Further Reading

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Chase Robinson is Lecturer in Islamic History at the University of Oxford.

Reviews

"Any reader, whether coming to 'Abd al-Malik for the first time or already familiar with some of the evidence and literature pertaining to him, will find this book rewarding."
*International Journal of Middle East Studies*