Translated to English, Volume VIII, The Umayyad and Abbasid part of «The History of the Islamic Civilization» by the influential Syrian/Lebanese journalist, historian, and novelist pioneer, Jurji Zayadan (1861–1914) (Alt: Georgi Zeidan, Jurji Zaydan). Translated to English by D.S. Margoliouth and D. Litt. From the «E.J.W. Gibb Memorial» series.