History Of The Caliphs-Shaykh Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti

“The History of the Caliphs” (Tarikh al-Khulafa’) by the prolific scholar Shaykh Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (d. 911 AH) is one of the most comprehensive and authoritative chronicles documenting the lives and reigns of the rulers of the Islamic world. The work begins with the four Rightly Guided Caliphs (Al-Khulafa ar-Rashidun), followed by the Umayyads, Abbasids, and other major and minor dynasties, concluding with the author’s own time. Al-Suyuti rigorously compiled his material from earlier authoritative sources, focusing on the historical events, key achievements, and duration of rule for each caliph, making it an indispensable resource for understanding the political and administrative history of the early and medieval Islamic empire.