G. Rex Smith was Professor of Arabic in the University of Manchester with numerous publications on the Yemen including The Manuscript of Al-Malik Al-Afdal al-'Abbas b. 'Ali b. Daud b. Yusuf b. 'Umar b. 'Ali Ibn Rasul A Medieval Arabic Anthology from the Yemen and The Book of the Superiority of Dogs over many of those who wear Clothes.

• Volume I: The author and his work; Kitab al-Smit (Arabic text): The Ayyubids prior to their conquest of the Yemen; The Yemen prior to the Ayyubid conquest; The Rasulids; Volume II: Notes and comments on the text of the Simt; Glossary; Geographical Index; Tribal Index; Bibliography; Corrigenda; Maps

G. Rex Smith was Professor of Arabic in the University of Manchester with numerous publications on the Yemen including The Manuscript of Al-Malik Al-Afdal al-'Abbas b. 'Ali b. Daud b. Yusuf b. 'Umar b. 'Ali Ibn Rasul A Medieval Arabic Anthology from the Yemen and The Book of the Superiority of Dogs over many of those who wear Clothes.

• Volume I: The author and his work; Kitab al-Smit (Arabic text): The Ayyubids prior to their conquest of the Yemen; The Yemen prior to the Ayyubid conquest; The Rasulids; Volume II: Notes and comments on the text of the Simt; Glossary; Geographical Index; Tribal Index; Bibliography; Corrigenda; Maps

G. Rex Smith was Professor of Arabic in the University of Manchester with numerous publications on the Yemen including The Manuscript of Al-Malik Al-Afdal al-'Abbas b. 'Ali b. Daud b. Yusuf b. 'Umar b. 'Ali Ibn Rasul A Medieval Arabic Anthology from the Yemen and The Book of the Superiority of Dogs over many of those who wear Clothes.

• Volume I: The author and his work; Kitab al-Smit (Arabic text): The Ayyubids prior to their conquest of the Yemen; The Yemen prior to the Ayyubid conquest; The Rasulids; Volume II: Notes and comments on the text of the Simt; Glossary; Geographical Index; Tribal Index; Bibliography; Corrigenda; Maps