Parable and politics in early Islamic history : the Rashidun caliphs /
"The story of the succession to the Prophet Muhammad and the rise of the Rashidun Caliphate (632-661 AD) is familiar to historians from the political histories of medieval Islam, which treat it as a factual account. The story also informs the competing perspectives of Sunni and Shri Islam, whic...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Multiple |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2010]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Abu Bakr: the moment of confirmation
- 'Umar b. al-Khaṭṭāb: a saga of law and conquest
- 'Uthman: the challenge of innovation
- The road to civil war: issues and boundaries
- 'Ali: in the image of the prophets
- From caliphate to kingship: 'Umar's reign and future changes
- Appendix 1: Abu Mikhnaf's account of the Saqifa of Banu Sa'ida
- Appendix 2: The succession to 'Umar
- Appendix 3: Manushihr's declaration.