In a comprehensive and original study of the early history of Islam, Wilferd Madelung describes the conflict that developed after the death of the Prophet Muḥammad, between his family, Hāshim, and his tribe, Quraysh, for the leadership of the Muslim community. He pursues the his…
The first civil war
by Hawting, G. R., (Gerald R.), Ṭabarī
fromSUNY series in Near Eastern studies
This volume 17 of al-Tabari's great 40-volume history of the Arabs treats the first Civil War, 656-661. Many of the events treated in this volume have become part of the historical consciousness of Muslims. The first civil war of Islam, the Fitnah, is widely seen as of decisive …
The first civil war
by Ṭabarī, Hawting, G. R., (Gerald R.)
fromBibliotheca Persica (Albany, N.Y.)
The crisis of the early caliphate
by Humphreys, R. Stephen, Ṭabarī
fromSUNY series in Near Eastern studies
The crisis of the early caliphate
by Humphreys, R. Stephen, Ṭabarī
fromSUNY series in Near Eastern studies
