Meadows of Gold and Minerals of Essence is a book on history by Al-Masoudi, which begins with creation

The Book of Meadows of Gold and Gem Metals, a book on history by Al-Masoudi, begins with creation and ends with the reign of the Abbasid caliph, obedient to God 973

The book of the promoter of gold, the first of which is: (Praise be to God, the people of praise, and those who deserve praise and glory...etc). It was mentioned in it: It was classified first, a large book. He called it: (Akhbar al-Zaman). Then cut it short. And he named it: (the middle). Then he wanted to summarize what he expanded and summarize what he explained in this book. And he said: We entrust it to the brilliance of what is in those two books, including what they contained, and other types of sciences, and the news of nations.