ABSTRACT

The political community of Islam grew out of the religious community. This book, first published in 1927, is the key work in understanding the early development of Islam and the history of the Arab peoples.

chapter I|74 pages

Introduction

chapter II|38 pages

Alî and the First Civil War

chapter III|88 pages

The Sufyânids and the Second Civil War

chapter IV|66 pages

The First Marwânids

chapter V|45 pages

Umar II and the Mawâlî

chapter VI|58 pages

The Later Marwânids

chapter VII|27 pages

Marwân and the Third Civil War

chapter VIII|95 pages

The Arab Tribes in Khurâsân

chapter IX|75 pages

The Fall of the Arab Kingdom