Letter from the General Editor
Arabia and the Near East in the 7th Century
Mecca and Medina During the Lifetime of the Prophet
The Digging of the Well of Zamzam
The Combatants Whom the Prophet Took Captive at Badr
The Incident Involving the Hudhayl Tribe at al-Rajīʿ
The Incident Concerning the Clan of al-Naḍīr
The Incident Involving the United Clans and the Qurayẓah Clan
Those Who Emigrated to Abyssinia
The Story of the Three Who Remained Behind
Those Who Failed to Accompany the Prophet on the Tabūk Expedition
The Story of the Aws and the Khazraj
The Story of the People of the Pit
The Story of the Companions of the Cave
The Construction of the Temple of Jerusalem
The Beginning of the Messenger of God’s Illness
The Oath of Fealty to Abū Bakr at the Portico of the Sāʿidah Clan
What ʿUmar Said about the Members of the Shura
Abū Bakr’s Designation of ʿUmar as His Successor
The Oath of Fealty Pledged to Abū Bakr
The Expedition of Dhāt al-Salāsil and the Story of ʿAlī and Muʿāwiyah
The Story of al-Ḥajjāj ibn ʿIlāṭ
The Dispute between ʿAlī and al-ʿAbbās
The Story of Abū Luʾluʾah, ʿUmar’s Assassin
The Expeditions to al-Qādisiyyah and Elsewhere
Glossary of Names, Places, and Terms
Genealogical Table of the Quraysh of Mecca