II General Works on Arabian History, Biography, Geography, Literature, etc.
6. The Encyclopædia of Islam (Leyden, 1913—). A great number of Orientalists have contributed to this invaluable work, of which the first half (A-L) is now completed.
7. Chronique de Ṭabarí, traduite sur la version persane de... Bel’amí, by H. Zotenberg, 4 vols. (Paris, 1867-74).
8. The Murúju ’l-Dhahab of Mas‘údí (Maçoudi: Les Prairies d’Or), Arabic text with French translation by Barbier de Meynard and Pavet de Courteille, 9 vols., (Paris, 1861-77). The works of Ṭabarí and Mas‘údí are the most ancient and celebrated Universal Histories in the Arabic language.
9. Abulfedæ Annales Muslemici arabice et latine, by J. J. Reiske, 5 vols. (Hafniæ, 1789-94).
10. Der Islam im Morgen-und Abendland, by August Müller, 2 vols. (Berlin, 1885-87).
11. Histoire des Arabes, by C. Huart, 2 vols. (Paris, 1912).
12. A Short History of the Saracens, by Syed Ameer Ali (London, 1921).
13. Essai sur l’histoire de l’Islamisme, by R. Dozy, translated from the Dutch by Victor Chauvin (Leyden and Paris, 1879).
14. The Preaching of Islam, a History of the Propagation of the Muslim Faith, by T. W. Arnold (2nd ed., London, 1913).
15. Sketches from Eastern History, by Th. Nöldeke, translated by J. S. Black (London, 1892).
16. The Mohammadan Dynasties, by Stanley Lane-Poole (London, 1894). Indispensable to the student of Moslem history.
17. Genealogische Tabellen der Arabischen Stämme und Familien mit historischen und geographischen Bemerkungen in einem alphabetischen Register, by F. Wüstenfeld (Göttingen, 1852-53).
18. Ibn Khallikán’s Biographical Dictionary, translated from the Arabic by Baron MacGuckin de Slane, 4 vols. (Oriental Translation Fund, 1842-71). One of the most characteristic, instructive, and interesting books in Arabic literature.
19. Géographie d’Aboulféda, traduite de l’arabe, by Reinaud and Guyard, 2 vols. (Paris, 1848-83).
20. Travels in Arabia Deserta, by C. M. Doughty, 2 vols. (Cambridge, 1888). Gives a true and vivid picture of Bedouin life and manners.
21. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to al-Madinah and Meccah, by Sir R. F. Burton, 2 vols. (London, 1898).
22. The Penetration of Arabia: a record of the development of Western knowledge concerning the Arabian Peninsula, by D. G. Hogarth (London, 1905).
23. Ḥájjí Khalífa, Lexicon bibliographicum et encyclopædicum, Arabic text and Latin translation, by G. Flügel, 7 vols. (Leipzig and London, 1835-58).
24. Die Geschichtschreiber der Araber und ihre Werke (aus dem xxviii. und xxix. Bande der Abhand. d. Königl. Ges. d. Wiss. zu Göttingen), by F. Wüstenfeld (Göttingen, 1882).
25. Litteraturgeschichte der Araber bis zum Ende des 12. Jahrhunderts der Hidschret, by J. von Hammer-Purgstall, 7 vols. (Vienna, 1850-56). A work of immense extent, but unscientific and extremely inaccurate.
26. Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur, by Carl Brockelmann, 2 vols. (Weimar, 1898-1902). Invaluable for bibliography and biography.
27. A Literary History of Persia, by E. G. Browne, vol. i from the earliest times to Firdawsí (London, 1902), and vol. ii down to the Mongol Invasion (London, 1906). The first volume in particular of this well-known work contains much information concerning the literary history of the Arabs.
28. A History of Arabic Literature, by Clement Huart (London, 1903). The student will find this manual useful for purposes of reference.
29. Arabic Literature: an Introduction, by H. A. R. Gibb (London, 1926). A trustworthy outline of the subject.
30. Arabum Proverbia, Arabic text with Latin translation, by G. W. Freytag, 3 vols. (Bonn, 1838-43).
31. Arabic Proverbs, by J. L. Burckhardt (2nd ed., London, 1875).