Kitab al-Maghazi

The Life of Muhammad
Translated by Rizwi Faizer, Amal Ismail and AbdulKadar Tayob

By Muhammad b. Umar al-Waqidi

Routledge

Abingdon, Oxon and New York, 2011

ISBN: 9780415864855

Pages: 580

First part af the Introduction, pages xi and xii: