History of the Prophets and Kings
Much of the current knowledge of the Zanj Rebellion comes from the historian al-Tabari's work "History of the Prophets and Kings". It has been the subject of research by such famous Orientalists as Theodor Nöldeke ("Sketches from Eastern History") and Louis Massignon ("The Passion of al-Hallaj"). Alexandre Popović has authored a more recent monograph on the subject.