Table of Contents
Letter from the General Editor iii
About this Paperback iv
Foreword xi
Acknowledgements xiii
Introduction xv
A Note on the Text xxxv
Timeline xxxix
Arabia and the Near East in the 7th Century xli
Mecca and Medina During the Lifetime of the Prophet xlii
Notes to the Frontmatter xliii
The Expeditions 1
The Digging of the Well of Zamzam 3
The Expedition of Hudaybiyah 18
The Incident at Badr 33
The Combatants Whom the Prophet Took Captive at Badr 38
The Incident Involving the Hudhayl Tribe at ai-Raji' 39
The Incident Concerning the Clan of al-Nadtr 43
The Incident at Uhud 49
The Incident Involving the United Clans and the Qurayzah Clan 52
The Incident at Khaybar 57
The Expedition of the Triumph 60
The Incident at Hunayn 66
Those Who Emigrated to Abyssinia 71
The Story of the Three Who Remained Behind 81
Those Who Failed to Accompany the Prophet on the Tabuk Expedition 87
The Story of the Aws and the Khazraj 89
The Story of the Slander 92
The Story of the People of the Pit 99
The Story of the Companions of the Cave 103
The Construction of the Temple of Jerusalem 106
The Beginning of the Messenger of God's Illness 109
The Oath of Fealty to Abu Bakr at the Portico of the Sa'idah Clan 117
What 'Umar Said about the Members of the Shura 123
Abu Bakr's Designation of 'Umar as His Successor 126
The Oath of Fealty Pledged to Abu Bakr 127
The Expedition of Dhat al-Salasil and the Story of 'AH and Mu'awiyah 129
The Story of al-Hajjaj ibn 'Ilat 142
The Dispute between All and al-'Abbas 145
The Story of Abu Lu'lu'ah, 'Umar's Assassin 150
The Story of the Shura 156
The Expeditions to al-Qadisiyyah and Elsewhere 158
The Marriage of Fatimah 161
Notes 167
Glossary of Names, Places, and Terms 208
Genealogical Table of the Quraysh of Mecca 242
Bibliography 243
Further Reading 256
Index 259
About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute 271
About the Translator 272
The Library of Arabic Literature 273
