作者: Abd Al-Aziz Duri

This is the first translation of a classic work (Bahth fi nnsh’ at ‘ilm al ta’ rikh ‘inda l-‘Arab) by the eminent Arab historian A. A. Duri. Published in Beirut in 1960, Duri’s book was the first com …

The rapid expansion of the early Islamic world is conventionally ascribed to a combination of perceptive military leadership and religious fervour. By looking at the administration and taxation which …