"Tareekh-un-Nawait" ? the History of the Nawait ? is the first history of the Nawait community of the Deccan, compiled in 1904 by the eminent Hyderabadi scholar Shams-ul-Ulama Nawab Aziz Jung 'Wila' (1860?1924).

Drawing on thirty-four Arabic, Persian and Urdu sources, it traces the community's lineage and migration from the Arabian coast to the Konkan and the Deccan, and sets down in affectionate detail its faith, customs, ceremonies, and honored families.

Presented in English for the first time ? translated by Mohammed Sajid Khan from the 1976 Wila Academy edition edited by Dr. Hasanuddin Ahmed ? it opens a rare window onto a distinguished Muslim community of southern India.