ABSTRACT
This work consists of an annotated translation, preceded by an explanatory note on the chapter concerning the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula in the book Kitāb Attārīḫ (“Book of History”), by Ibn Ḥabīb, an Andalusian Arab historian of the nineth century. This is the first history book written by an Arab in that region, and his narrative is, alongside another one, which was mistakenly attributed to Ibn Qutayba for some time, also from the nineth century, is the oldest surviving narrative on the conquest of Andalusia. The notes are limited to clarifying any obscurities of the original text, and to providing information on characters and facts that might not be familiar to the Brazilian reader.
Keywords:
Islamic History; Muslim Andalusia; Muslim Conquests; Middle Ages; Islamic Historiography.