may y ad . ▁Iran ▁was ▁Sun ni ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁There ▁was ▁much ▁anti - A rab ▁feeling ▁in ▁Iran ▁after ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁emp ire . ▁This ▁anti - A rab ▁feeling ▁also ▁influenced ▁the ▁books ▁on ▁Islam ic ▁history . ▁Al - Tab ri ▁was ▁also ▁written ▁in ▁Iran ▁during ▁that ▁period . ▁Al - Tab ri ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁collection , ▁pres erving ▁everything ▁the ▁compiler ▁could ▁find ▁for ▁future ▁gener ations ▁to ▁cod ify ▁and ▁to ▁judge ▁whether ▁the ▁histor ies ▁were ▁true ▁or ▁false . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁C ali ph s ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁History ▁of ▁Islam ▁List ▁of ▁Sun ni ▁dynast ies ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Al - A j mi , ▁Abd ul h adi , ▁The ▁Um ay y ads , ▁in ▁Muhammad ▁in ▁History , ▁Th ought , ▁and ▁Culture : ▁An ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁the ▁Pro ph et ▁of ▁God ▁( 2 ▁vol s .), ▁Ed ited ▁by ▁C . ▁Fitz pat rick ▁and ▁A . ▁Walker , ▁Santa ▁Barbara , ▁ABC - CLI O , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁▁ ▁A . ▁Bew ley , ▁Mu ' aw i ya , ▁Rest orer ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁Fa ith ▁( Lond on , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ) ▁ ▁Bo ek hoff - van ▁der ▁Vo ort , ▁N ico let , ▁Um ay y ad ▁Court , ▁in ▁Muhammad ▁in ▁History , ▁Th ought , ▁and ▁Culture