Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari
The History of the Prophets and Kings ( "Tārīkh al-Rusul wa al-Mulūk"), more commonly known as Tarikh al-Tabari () or Tarikh-i Tabari or The History of al-Tabari () is an Arabic-language historical chronicle written by the Persian historian Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (225-310 A.H., 838-923 CE). It begins with the Creation to 915 AD, and contains detail concerning Muslim and Middle Eastern history. An "al-Sila", appendix or continuation, was written by Abu Abdullah b. Ahmad b. Ja'far al-Farghani, a student of al-Tabari.