Early Islamic Spain The History of Ibn al-Qutiyah [Paperback]

This book is the first published English-language translation of the significant History of Islamic Spainby Ibn al-Qutiya (d. Cordova 367 / 977). Including extensive notes and comments, a genealogical table and relevant maps, the text is preceded by a study of the author and his work, and is the only serious examination of the unique manuscript since Pascual de Gayangos edition in 1868.

Ibn al-Qutiyas work is one of the significant and earliest histories of Muslim Spain and an important source for scholars. Although like most Muslims of al-Andalus in this period, Ibn al-Qutiya was of European origin, he was a loyal servant of the Iberian Umayyads, and taught Arabic, traditions (hadith) and history in the Great Mosque of Cordova. Written at the height of the Umayyad Caliphate of Muslim Spain and Portugal (al-Andalus), the History describes the first 250 years of Muslim rule in the peninsula. The text, first fully translated into Spanish in 1926, deals with all aspects of life, and includes accounts of Christians, Jews and Muslim converts.

This book will be of great interest to scholars and students of the history of Spain and Portugal, Islamic history, and Mediaeval European history.

Introduction: The History of the History  Part 1:  Translation: The History of Ibn al- Qutiya (d. 367 / 977)  1. Tariq ibn Ziyad invades al-Andalus  2. The Governors of the Damascus Caliphate (92  136 / 711  756)  3. The Arrival of Abd al-Rahman ibn Muawiya and his Reign as Emir (138  172 / 756  788)  4. The Reign of the Emir Hisham ( 172  180 / 788  796)  5. The Reign of the Emir al-Hakam (180  206 / 796  822)  6. The Reign of the Emir Abd al-Rahman II ( 796  238 / 822  852)ii  7. The Reign of the Emir Muhammad ( 238  273 / 852  886)  8. The Reign of the Emir al-Mundhir ( 273  275 / 886 ls*