Kitab 'Uyun al-Akhbar (4 vol in 2)كتاب عيون الأخبار

4 vol in a 2 book set, The Book of Choice Narratives, an early Encyclopedia of Arab history by Abd Allah ibn Muslim Ibn Qutaybah (213/828-276/889?). This work set the pattern for many later encyclopedias, and includes 10 parts: Rulers; Warfare; Leadership; Dispositions and Ill Conduct; Knowledge and Exposition; Asceticism; Friends and Brothers; Wants; Food; Women-folk. Ibn Qutaybah's literary style makes for a pleasing reading experience and serves as an example.

• Mujallad 1. Kitāb al-sulṭā ; kitāb al-ḥarb ; kitāb al-suʼdud ---

• Mujallad 2. Kitāb al-ṭabāʼiʻ wa-al-akhlāq al-madhmūmah ; kitāb al-ʻilm wa-al-bayān ; kitāb al-zuhd ---

• Mujallad 3. Kitāb al-ikhwān ; kitāb al-ḥawāʼij ; kitāb al-ṭaʻām ---

• Mujallad 4. Kitāb al-nisāʼ ; al-fahāris.