The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 12

The Battle of al-Qādisiyyah and the Conquest of Syria and Palestine A.D. 635-637/A.H. 14-15

Buch | Hardcover

264 Seiten

1992
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-0-7914-0733-2 (ISBN)

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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.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.1.1992
Reihe/Serie	SUNY series in Near Eastern Studies
Übersetzer	Yohanan Friedmann
Verlagsort	Albany, NY
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	476 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7914-0733-0 / 0791407330
ISBN-13	978-0-7914-0733-2 / 9780791407332
Zustand	Neuware