Table of Contents

Preface Abbreviations Translator's Foreword The Caliphate of 'Umar b. al-Khattab (cont'd) The Events of the Year 14 (635/636) The Day of Armath The Day of Aghwath The Day of 'Imas The Night of al-Qadisiyyah The Account of Ibn Ishaq An Account of the People of the Lowlands (ahl al-sawad) The Building of al-Basrah The Events of the Year 15 (636/637) The Battle of Marj al-Rum The Conquest of Hims The Story of Qinnasrin The Departure of Heraclius for Constantinople The Conquest of Caesarea and the Siege of Gaza The Conquest of Baysan and the Battle of Ajnadayn The Conquest of Jerusalem The Introduction of the Pay System ('ata') and of the Military Register (diwan) Bibliography of Cited Works Index