Volume Title Listing

Below is a complete listing of all volumes and their titles.

Vol. 1 – General Introduction & From the Creation

Vol. 2 – Prophets & Patriarchs

Vol. 3 – The Children of Israel

Vol. 4 – The Ancient Kingdoms

Vol. 5 – The Sasanids, the Byzantines, the Lakhmids, and Yemen

Vol. 6 – Muhammad at Mecca

Vol. 7 – The Foundation of the Community

Vol. 8 – The Victory of Islam

Vol. 9 – The Last Years of the Prophet

Vol. 10 – The Conquest of Arabia

Vol. 11 – The Challenge to the Empire

Vol. 12 – Battle of Qadisiyyah, Conquest of Syrias

Vol. 13 – The Conquest of Iraq, Persia & Egypt

Vol. 14 – The Conquest of Iran

Vol. 15 – The Crisis of the Early Caliphate

Vol. 16 – The Community Divided

Vol. 17 – The First Civil War

Vol. 18 – Between Civil Wars: The Caliphate of Mu’awiyah A.D. 661-680/A.H. 40-60

Vol. 19 – The Caliphate of Yazid b. Mu’awiyah A.D. 680-683/A.H. 60-64

Vol. 20 – The Collapse of Sufyanid Authority and the Coming of the Marwanids: The Caliphates of Mu’awiyah II and Marwan I and the Beginning of the Caliphate of ‘Abd al-Malik

Vol. 21 – The Victory of the Marwanids A.D. 685-693/A.H. 66-73

Vol. 22 – The Marwanid Restoration: The Caliphate of ‘Abd al-Malik A.D. 693-701/A.H. 74-81

Vol. 23 – The Zenith of the Marwanid House: The Last Years of ‘Abd al-Malik and the Caliphate of al-Walid A.D. 700-715/A.H. 81-96

Vol. 24 – The Empire in Transition: The Caliphates of Sulayman, ‘Umar and Yazid A.D. 715-724/A.H. 97-105

Vol. 25 – The End of Expansion: The Caliphate of Hisham A.D. 724-738/A.H. 105-120

Vol. 26 – The Waning of the Umayyad Caliphate: Prelude to Revolution A.D. 738-745/A.H. 121-127

Vol. 27 – The ‘Abbasid Revolution A.D. 743-750/A.H. 126-132

Vol. 28 – ‘Abbasid Authority Affirmed: The Early Years of al-Mansur A.D. 753-763/A.H. 136-145

Vol. 29 – al-Mansur and al-Mahdi A.D. 763-786/A.H. 146-169

Vol. 30 – The ‘Abbasid Caliphate in Equilibrium: The Caliphates of Musa al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid A.D. 785-809/A.H. 169-193

Vol. 31 – The War between Brothers: The Caliphate of Muhammad al-Amin A.D. 809-813/A.H. 193-198

Vol. 32 – The Reunification of the ‘Abbasid Caliphate: The Caliphate of al-Ma’mun A.D. 813-833/A.H. 198-218

Vol. 33 – Storm and Stress along the Northern Frontiers of the ‘Abbasid Caliphate: The Caliphate of al-Mu’tasim A.D. 833-842/A.H. 218-227

Vol. 34 – Incipient Decline: The Caliphtes of al-Wathiq, al-Mutawakkil and al-Muntasir A.D. 841-863/A.H. 227-248

Vol. 35 – The Crisis of the ‘Abbasid Caliphate: The Caliphtes of al-Musta’in and al-Mu’tazz A.D. 862-869/A.H. 248-255

Vol. 36 – The Revolt of the Zanj A.D. 869-879/A.H. 255-265

Vol. 37 – The ‘Abbasid Recovery: The War Against the Zanj Ends A.D. 879-893/A.H. 266-279

Vol. 38 – The Return of the Caliphate to Baghdad: The Caliphates of al-Mu’tadid, al-Muktafi and al-Muqtadir A.D. 892-915/A.H. 279-302

Vol. 39 – Biographies of the Prophet’s Companions and Their Successors: al-Tabari’s Supplement to His History

Vol. 40 – Index

A Big Task

It is my goal Insha’Allah to begin with Vol. 1 of Tareekh al-Tabari which is the most authentic and complete history of Islam from creation to Ottoman times and provide summary notes here for each volume as I progress through them.

There are 40 volumes in all covering 4700 pages hence the title for this post. ;-)

This will by no means be an exhaustive summary but highlights of what is presented.

Here is the version that I am reading, it is published by State University of New York Press.

It is the annotated version by W. Montgomery Watt and M. V. McDonald.

If you wish to purchase a copy it can be found at IslamicBookstore.com.