“The Book of Judges” is a work of biographical genre of Spanish-Arab literature of the 10th century. It conveys in chronological order stories about the life and practice of the chief judges of al-Andalus starting from the middle of the 8th century. and until 969, when the narrative ends. The translation is accompanied by notes.

CONTENTS:K. A. Boyko. Preface 10 Book of Judges 25 [Muqaddimah] 26 Chapter about the inhabitants of Cordoba, who were offered judgeship and who refused to accept it 29 Chapter with news about Cordoba and its judges before the caliphs 36 Story about the judge Mahdi b. Muslim 36 The story of the judge 'Antar b. Fallah 40 The story of Judge Muhajir b. Naufale al-Qurashi. 41The story of Judge Jahya b. Iazid at-Tujpbi 42 The story of judge Mu'awiya b. Salih al-Hadrami 43 The story of the judge 'Umar b. Sharahil 50The story of the judge 'Abd ar-Rahman b. Tarifa al-Yahsubi 51 The story of the judge al-Mus abe b. 'Imran al-Hamdani 53 The story of the judge Muhammad Ibn Bashir al-Masafiri 56 The story of the judge Sasid b. Muhammad Ibn Bashir al-Ma'afiri 67 The story of judge al-Faraj b. Kinane al-Kinani 70Tale of Judge Qatan b. Jaz'e at-Tamimi 73 The story of judge Ubaidallah b. Musa al-Ghafiqi 74 The story of judge Hamid b. Muhammad ar-Ru'ayni .... 74 The story of judge Masrur b. Muhammad Ibn Bashir al Maafiri 74 The story of the judge Yahya b. Ma'mare al-Alkhani 75 The story of the judge al-Aswar b. Uqbe al-Nasri 78 Narrative of the second judgment of Iahya b. Ma'mara 79The story of Judge Ibrahim b. al-Abbas al-Qurashi 81The story of the judge Iukhamir b. 'Uthman al-Shasbani 84The story of the judge *Ali b. Abi Bakr al-Kilabi 86 The story of the judge Mu'az b. Gusman al-Sha? baths 88The story of the judge Muhammad b. Ziyad al-Lakhmi 92Tale of Judge Ahmad b. Ziyad al-Lakhmi 97The story of the judge Sa'id b. Sulayman al-Gafiqi 98 The story of the judge 'Amr b. Abdullah b. Laisa al-Quba 99 The story of the judge Sulayman b. Aswad al-Ghafiqi 105 Narrative of the second judgement of Amr b. 'Abd Allah, which was in 260 114 The story of the second judgement of Sulayman b. Aswad, and it was his performance of office in 263 116 The story of the judge Amir b. Mu'awiye al-Lakhmi 123The story of the judge an-Nadr b. Salameh al-Kilabi 125The story of judge Musa b. Muhammad b. Ziyad al-Juzami 127The story of the judge Muhammad b. Salameh 128 Narration of the second judgment of an-Nadr b. Salams 133The story of the second judgement of Muhammad b. Salams 133The story of the first judgement of al-Habib Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Ziyada al-Lakhmi 135The story of judge Aslam b. Abd al-Gazizeh 140The story of the second judgement of Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Ziyada 144 Narrative of the second judgement of Aslam b. Abd al-'Aziz 145The story of judge Ahmad b. Bucky b. Mahlad b. Yazid 146Tale of Judge Ahmad b. Abdullah b. Abi Talib al-Asbahi 152The story of Judge Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah b. Abi 'Isa 153Tale of Judge Mundhir b. Sa'ide b. 'Abd Allah al-Balluti 156The story of the judge Muhammad b. Ishaq Ib" al-Salime 156Notes 159Appendices 203List of abbreviations 204Bibliography 203Index of proper names 212Index of Cordoban toponymy 223Index of geographical names 224Summary