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The heirs of Muhammad : Islam's first century and the origins of the Sunni-Shia split / Barnaby Rogerson.
Publication details: Woodstock : Overlook Press, 2007.Description: xvi, 415 p. : maps, geneal. tables ; 22 cmISBN:- 1585678961 (cloth)
- 9781585678969
- Heirs of the prophet Muhammad
- BP55 .R635 2007
Contents:
Medina : oasis capital of the Muslim state -- Ali : first disciple of the prophet -- Arabian soldiers of the seventh century -- Aisha and the other mothers of the faithful -- Caliph Abu Bakr and the Ridda Wars -- The invasion of the Holy Land and the death of the first caliph -- Omar and the great victories -- Uthman : third caliph of Islam -- Imam Ali : the fourth caliph -- Muawiya the Umayyad, Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn -- Appendix A : The political heirs of the prophet after the death of Husayn -- Appendix B : How can we know?: Aisha's legacy among the storytellers of Medina.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | BP 55 .R635 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5046844 |
Originally published: The heirs of the prophet Muhammad. London : Little, Brown, 2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [396]-402) and index.
Medina : oasis capital of the Muslim state -- Ali : first disciple of the prophet -- Arabian soldiers of the seventh century -- Aisha and the other mothers of the faithful -- Caliph Abu Bakr and the Ridda Wars -- The invasion of the Holy Land and the death of the first caliph -- Omar and the great victories -- Uthman : third caliph of Islam -- Imam Ali : the fourth caliph -- Muawiya the Umayyad, Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn -- Appendix A : The political heirs of the prophet after the death of Husayn -- Appendix B : How can we know?: Aisha's legacy among the storytellers of Medina.
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