What is Kitab al-Futuh?
{{Infobox book | name = Kitab al-Futuh | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | author = [[Sayf ibn Umar]] | orig_lang_code = ar | country = | language = [[Arabic language|Arabic]] | subject = | genre = [[Hadith]] and [[Futuh]] | series = | published = }} '''Kitab al-Futūh''' ({{Lang-ar|كتاب أل فتوح|lit=Book of Conquests}}) is an important hadith and akhbari collection, compiled by [[Sayf ibn Umar]]. It is [[Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari|al-Tabari's]] main source for the Ridda wars and the early Muslim conquests. It also contains important information on the structure of early Muslim armies and government. Currently, a facsimile edition of the fragments preserved in the Al-Imam University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Crone|first=Patricia|title=Kitāb al-Ridda wa'l-futūḥ and Kitāb al-Jamal wa masīr 'A'isha wa 'Alī. A Facsimile edition of the fragments preserved in the University Library of Imam Muhammad Ibn Sa'ud Islamic University in Riyadh, Sa'udi Arabia. 2 Vols. By Sayf B. 'Umar Al-Tamtmt, edited with an introduction by Qasim Al-Samarrai. pp. 18, fols. 174; pp. 440. Leiden, Smitskamp Oriental Antiquarium, 1995. NLG 160; NLG 125.|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-royal-asiatic-society/article/abs/kitab-alridda-walfutuh-and-kitab-aljamal-wa-masir-aisha-wa-ali-a-facsimile-edition-of-the-fragments-preserved-in-the-university-library-of-imam-muhammad-ibn-saud-islamic-university-in-riyadh-saudi-arabia-2-vols-by-sayf-b-umar-altamtmt-edited-with-an-introduction-by-qasim-alsamarrai-pp-18-fols-174-pp-440-leiden-smitskamp-oriental-antiquarium-1995-nlg-160-nlg-125/5E13B4DE5EACED24949A7BE56903F126|journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society|year=1996|language=en|volume=6|issue=2|pages=237–240|doi=10.1017/S1356186300007288|issn=1474-0591}}</ref> == Etymology == The Arabic word ''Kitab'' ({{Lang-ar|كتاب}}), literally means 'book' or 'revel