History of the caliphs

Author: Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti First edition - 1442 AH - 2021 AD Number of pages: 528 Publisher: Dar Ibn Hazm Authored by the Hafiz Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (849 AH - 911 AH), the book specializes in a specific class, namely the caliphs, from the beginning of the era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs to the end of the Abbasid Caliphate. It provides an extensive biography of the caliphs, mentioning the start of each caliph's reign, their deeds, and their آثار during their caliphate, as well as their workers in the lands and the most notable figures who passed away during their time and the Islamic provinces. It also mentions their date of death and their burial place, with expanded details on the Rightly Guided Caliphs. The book contains several chapters before mentioning the caliphs, summarized by Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti as follows: A chapter clarifying that the Prophet did not appoint a successor and the secret behind that. A chapter explaining that the Imams are from Quraysh and that the caliphate is in them. A chapter on the duration of the caliphate in Islam. A chapter on the hadiths warning about the caliphate of Banu Umayya. A chapter on the glad tidings in the hadiths about the caliphate of Banu Abbas. A chapter on the Prophet's mantle (Barda) that the caliphs continued to use until the end. A chapter on scattered benefits found in biographies, but it was more appropriate and beneficial to mention them in one place.