Contents

pp iii-iv

List of maps and figures

pp v-v

Acknowledgements

pp vi-vii

Map 1

pp viii-x

Map 2

pp x-xi

Map 3

pp xii-xiv

INTRODUCTION

pp 1-18

PART I - LATE ANTIQUE ARABIA AND EARLY ISLAM (c. 550–c. 660)

pp 19-20

INTRODUCTION

pp 21-23

1 - ALLIANCE AND ALLEGIANCE IN PRE-ISLAMIC ARABIA

pp 24-39

2 - THE VERB BĀYAcA IN THE QURɔĀN: ALLEGIANCE TO MUḤAMMAD

pp 40-59

3 - THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE IN THE ‘CONQUEST SOCIETY’ (c. 628–c. 660)

pp 60-78

PART II - THE UMAYYAD CALIPHATE (c. 660–750)

pp 79-80

INTRODUCTION

pp 81-85

4 - SUFYANID ACCESSION AND SUCCESSION, c. 660–683

pp 86-95

5 - THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE IN THE EARLY TRADITION AND POETRY, c. 680–c. 710

pp 96-112

6 - THE MARWANID PATRIMONY AND DYNASTIC SUCCESSION

pp 113-133

7 - MARWANID RITUALS OF ACCESSION AND SUCCESSION

pp 134-144

8 - WRITING AND THE BAYcA IN THE MARWANID PERIOD

pp 145-167

9 - THE QURANIC CONTENT OF THE MARWANID DOCUMENTS

pp 168-180

PART III - THE EARLY ABBASID CALIPHATE (c. 750–809)

pp 181-182

INTRODUCTION

pp 183-191

10 - THE CONSOLIDATION OF ABBASID POWER: AL-MANṢŪR AND AL-MAHDĪ (754–785)

pp 192-215

11 - THE CALIPHATES OF MŪSĀ AL-HĀDĪ (785–786) AND HĀRŪN AL-RASHĪD (786–809)

pp 216-229

12 - ‘DISPOSITIVE DOCUMENTS’ FOR THE EARLY ABBASID SUCCESSION

pp 230-250

PART IV - THE MIDDLE ABBASID CALIPHATE (809–865)

pp 251-252

INTRODUCTION

pp 253-258

13 - FROM THE CIVIL WAR TO SAMARRA (809–847)

pp 259-273

14 - CALIPHATE OF AL-MUTAWAKKIL (847–861)

pp 274-282