on which to begin his journey, what he should say when mounting and dismounting, and so forth until the completion of his pilgrimage.

3 — “Etiquette of Souls” = “Ranking of Scholars.”

4 — “The Rulings of the Laws of Islam” = “A Concise Discourse Explaining the Foundations of Legal Rulings.”

5 — “Disagreements among the Scholars,” also entitled “Disagreements among the Jurists” or “Disagreements among the Scholars of the Major Cities concerning the Rulings of the Laws of Islam” (1).

6 — “The Comprehensive Work” (“The Comprehensive Discourse on the Rulings of the Laws of Islam”) (2):

Al-Dhahabī said:

“He began his book, The Comprehensive Work. The Book of Purification produced as part of it ran to approximately 1,500 folios, for in every chapter he mentioned the disagreements among the Companions and Followers and the evidence advanced by each group. Most of the Book of Prayer, Etiquette of Legal Rulings, and the Book of Judges, Court Records, and Registers were also produced as part of it.”

7 — “History of Nations and Kings,” also entitled “History of the Messengers and Kings,” commonly known as al-Tabarī’s History. He began it by presenting evidence that time is created and that the Pen was the first thing created. He then mentioned Adam and his creation, followed by accounts of the prophets and messengers, while also touching upon the kings who were their contemporaries and mentioning the nations that came after the prophets, until the commissioning of the Messenger Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The work concludes with the events of 302 AH. Numerous continuations, abridgments, and translations of it have been produced. It was published in an edition prepared by Muhammad Abū al-Fadl Ibrāhīm (Dār al-Maārif edition), in ten volumes with indexes.