Dr Carl Wurtzel is a professional translator; certified by the American Translators Association as a translator from Arabic to English. Carl is also an instructor in the New York University (NYU) School of Continuing and Professional Studies translation program. Robert G. Hoyland is Professor of Late Antique and Early Islamic Middle East History at the Institute for Study of the Ancient World of New York University. Previous publications include 'Theophilus of Edessa’s Chronicle and the Circulation of Historical Knowledge in Late Antiquity and Early Islam' (LUP, 2011).

• Foreword by Robert HoylandPreface by Carl WurtzelAbbreviationsIntroduction1. Khalifa’s Life2. Khalifa’s Approach to the Writing of History3. Khalifa’s Religio-Political Attitudes in the Taʾrῑkh4. The Sources for the Umayyad Section of Khalifa’s Taʾrikh5. The Use of Khalifa’s Taʾrῑkh by Later WritersA Note on the Two Printed Editions of the TaʾrῑkhConventionsTranslationBibliographyIndex

Dr Carl Wurtzel is a professional translator; certified by the American Translators Association as a translator from Arabic to English. Carl is also an instructor in the New York University (NYU) School of Continuing and Professional Studies translation program. Robert G. Hoyland is Professor of Late Antique and Early Islamic Middle East History at the Institute for Study of the Ancient World of New York University. Previous publications include 'Theophilus of Edessa’s Chronicle and the Circulation of Historical Knowledge in Late Antiquity and Early Islam' (LUP, 2011).

• Foreword by Robert HoylandPreface by Carl WurtzelAbbreviationsIntroduction1. Khalifa’s Life2. Khalifa’s Approach to the Writing of History3. Khalifa’s Religio-Political Attitudes in the Taʾrῑkh4. The Sources for the Umayyad Section of Khalifa’s Taʾrikh5. The Use of Khalifa’s Taʾrῑkh by Later WritersA Note on the Two Printed Editions of the TaʾrῑkhConventionsTranslationBibliographyIndex

Dr Carl Wurtzel is a professional translator; certified by the American Translators Association as a translator from Arabic to English. Carl is also an instructor in the New York University (NYU) School of Continuing and Professional Studies translation program. Robert G. Hoyland is Professor of Late Antique and Early Islamic Middle East History at the Institute for Study of the Ancient World of New York University. Previous publications include 'Theophilus of Edessa’s Chronicle and the Circulation of Historical Knowledge in Late Antiquity and Early Islam' (LUP, 2011).

• Foreword by Robert HoylandPreface by Carl WurtzelAbbreviationsIntroduction1. Khalifa’s Life2. Khalifa’s Approach to the Writing of History3. Khalifa’s Religio-Political Attitudes in the Taʾrῑkh4. The Sources for the Umayyad Section of Khalifa’s Taʾrikh5. The Use of Khalifa’s Taʾrῑkh by Later WritersA Note on the Two Printed Editions of the TaʾrῑkhConventionsTranslationBibliographyIndex