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Description: This new study of the Islamic tradition’s earliest years presents the key events, individuals, and socio-political conditions which defined the era of the first Four Caliphs (from the death of the Prophet to that of Ali, thirty years later), and which led to the Sunni/Shi’i schism. and the Crisis of Succession.
In an objective and thoroughly researched book representing both Sunni and Shi’i perspectives, Mahmoud M. Ayoub has drawn on a wide range of primary materials from this period, which explain the various sources of the violent struggles and dissension characterizing this time. Covering everything from the first caliphate of Abu Bakr to the Battles of the Camel and Siffin, the result is a key outline of the manner in which religion and politics defined the earliest period of Islamic history, and the profound effect of the Crisis of Succession on Muslim legal and theological debates in the subsequent centuries.
In addition to offering a comprehensive bibliography of primary and secondary sources, this sensitive study also features two Appendices of original translated materials, including an account of the Four Caliphs in their own words. Combining the scholarly rigor of a monograph with the accessibility of an introductory text, it is essential reading for all students and scholars of Islamic studies and of the formative years of the Muslim tradition.
Contents: Introduction • The Crisis of Succession • The Saqifah debate and its aftermath • Abu Bakr’s Regrets and ‘Umar’s Uncertainties • Abu Bakr: Khalifat Rasul Allah • ‘Umar: Amir al-Mu’minin •The Second Crisis: The Shura Council and its Failure •The Shura deliberations • ‘Uthman: Khalifat Allah •’Uthman’s Caliphate: Umayyad power and the beginning of Shi ‘i Opposition •’Uthman’s critics: ‘Ammar b. Yasir and Abu Dharr al-Ghifari • Uthman and the clash between religious authority and political power • The seige and ‘Uthman’s violent death • ‘Ali Wasi Rasul Allah: The Clash of Religion and Politics • The battle of the camel • Muawiyah’s Opposition • The battle of Siffin • ‘Amr’s scheme and its consequences • The collapse of ‘Ali’s rule and the end of the normative Caliphate • ConclusionISBN - 9781851683260
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Pages : 180
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