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Winner of the 2021 Southeast Regional Middle East and Islamic Studies Society Book Prize Of the available sources for Islamic history between the seventh and ei

Of the available sources for Islamic history between the seventh and eighth centuries CE, few are of greater importance than al-Baladhuri's Kitab Futu? al-bulda

An account of the one of the most important works describing the Arab-Muslim conquests of the Middle East in the seventh and eighth centuries and the subsequent

In just over a hundred years--from the death of Muhammad in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750--the followers of the Prophet swept across the

Introduction: The Early Arabic Historical Tradition and the Problematic Nature of the "Narrative -- Sources"-- Chapter 1: The Text of Futu? al-buldan -- Chapter