From Arabian tribes to Islamic Empire: army, state and society in the Near East c. 600 - 850
Introduction -- The Arabian background -- The tribe and the state -- Tribes and states in the Middle East -- The first-century concept of hiǧra -- The later evolution -- Were the Qays and Yemen of the Umayyad period political parties? -- A note on Muqātil b. Ḥayyan and Muqātil b. Sulaymān -- The sig...