Arab messengers played a vital role in the medieval Islamic world and its diplomatic Relations with foreign powers.
Rusul al-Muluk draws on examples from the Qur\'an and other sources which extend from the period of al-jahiliyya to the time of the \'Abbasid caliph al-Mu\'tasim (218-227/833-.
An innovative Treatise from the 10th Century (Rusul al-Muluk, Messengers of Kings) is perhaps the most important account of the Diplomacy of the period, and it is here translated into English for the first time.
Arab messengers played a vital role in the medieval Islamic world and its diplomatic Relations with foreign powers