Kitab al-Iktifa’, North Africa, probably Morocco, dated beginning of Safar 1125AH/March 1713AD, 220ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 20 lines of black maghribi to the page, colophon dated, with later ownership note dated AH 1134, in modern binding, folio 30 x 19.5cm. Note: A history of early Islam, Vol.III, starting with the story (dhikr) of ‘Amr bin Umayyah al-Damri, a companion of the Prophet.This is possibly the work of Ibn al-Kardabus (fl. 12-13th centuryAD). Ibn al-Kardabus wrote a celebrated History of Islam, starting with the Prophet Muhammad and the four Rightly Guided Caliphs. It continues through the Umayyad Caliphate in the East, then Ibn al-Kardabus makes a special reference to the history of Al-Andalus. The present volume starts with a mention of the companion of the Prophet ‘Amr bin Umayyah and ends with the account of the conquest of Qaysariyah (Caesarea in Palestine) according to Sayf bin ‘UmarPlease refer to department for condition report