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) A feature of Umayyad history which the author brings oul in rdief is lhe anlagonism existing between the different Arab tribes and the conflict between Arab and non-Arab Muslims against the basic teachings of Islam.
ts A comparison shows that recent works on the Umayyads differ in detail from the book under review, If the author had been alive now, he would.
In spite of its shortcomings and defects, its publication after a lapse of sixty years is a tribute to it: established worth, and although in the light of modern researches some of its statements have to be corrected, it is still a book of immense value and importance for all those who are interested in the history of the Umayyacls, specially for those who know only German and English.
B. Serjeant ( Hadrami Chronicles with Yemeni and European Accounts of Dutch Pirates off Mocha in the 17th century); Published by Oxford University Press, Amen House, London, 1963; pages 233; Price Sh. 50 /- To the South Arabian history this is another valuable contribution of Dr. Serjeant who is 2.
A great deal of painstaking research has gone into the making of his present book, Hadith Literature, which shows the origin, develop• ment and special features of this literature and in writing which the author has utilised not only original Arabic sources but also the important research works done by Orientalists in the field.