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This volume abounds in sometimes very amusing anecdotes of man-to-man battles, acts of heroism, and bizarre, at times even miraculous events. The narrative style is fast-moving, and the recurrence of similar motifs in the historical expose lends them authenticity. Many of the stories in this volume may have begun as yarns spun around campfires. It is not difficult to visualize an early Islamic storyteller regaling his audience with accounts that ultimately found their way to the file on conquest history collected by Sayf ibn 'Umar, al-Ṭabarī's main authority for this volume.  A discounted price is available when purchasing the entire 39-volume History of al-Ṭabarī set. 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The author depicts with admirable fairness all the various opinions and divisions that existed within the community. He also presents a vivid picture of the Prophet's physical appearance, his personal life, and his marriages. Among other topics discussed in this volume are all the deputations that came to Medina; a summary of all the expeditions and raiding parties; and his scribes, freedmen, horses, camels, goats, swords, coats of mail, and so on. It also covers the apostasy of Musaylimah, Aswad, and Ṭulhahah and the Prophet's attempts to deal with them.  The translation not only preserves the original lively flavor of al-Ṭabarī but also, in its annotations, draws extensively on both parallel Arabic sources and the intensive research of recent years. 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Here one can read the exciting account of the Kh?riji revolt of Mustawrid ibn Ullifah, the impressive but controversial record of the governorship of Ziy?d ibn Ab?hi, the entertaining escapades of the poet Farazdaq in his youth, and the tragic story of ?ujr ibn 'Ad?. ?abar?''s presentation of different points of view about these and other events makes his account an indispensable source for early Islamic history.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52128735297809,"sku":"NLS9780887063145","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53381314281745,"sku":"NIN9780887063145","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780887063145.jpg?v=1757492948"},{"product_id":"islam-at-the-crossroads-book-ibrahim-m-abu-rabi-9780791457009","title":"Islam at the Crossroads","description":"Sheds light on one of the most important religious thinkers in the modern Muslim world.  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The main concerns of the remaining thirteen years of his reign are the building of his new capital at Baghdad, on which al-al-Ṭabarī's text contains details not previously published in English, and his efforts to have his nephew ʿIsā ibn Mūsā replaced as heir apparent by his own son Muḥammad al-Mahdī, a maneuver that required all his political skills.  The circumstances of al-Manṣūr's death in 158\/775 are described in vivid detail, and this section is followed by a series of anecdotes, some serious, some humorous, most vivid and lively, that illustrate his character and habits.  The last section of the volume describes the reign of al-Mahdī, more pious than his father but also more liberal and open-handed. Along with routine administration, space is devoted to the bizarre intrigues that accompanied the rise and fall of the vizier Ya'qub ibn Dawud and the mysterious circumstances of the caliph's own death in 169\/785, followed by a short collection of character stories. 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