| Preface | ||
| Abbreviations | ||
| Editors' Foreword | ||
| Translator's Foreword | ||
| An Account of the Allegiance - Who Gave It and When | 1 | |
| The Settlement of the Affair by Giving of Allegiance to 'Ali b. Abi Talib | 15 | |
| The Expedition of Qustantin, King of Rum, against the Muslims | 24 | |
| 'Ali Sends Out His Governors to the Garrison Cities | 26 | |
| Talhah and al-Zubayr Ask 'Ali If They Can Leave | 32 | |
| 'Ali Leaves for al-Rabadhah on His Way to al-Basrah | 47 | |
| The Buying of the Camel for 'A'ishah and the Report about the Dogs of al-Haw'ab | 49 | |
| 'A'ishah's Remark "By Allah! I Will Seek Vengeance for the Blood of 'Uthman!" and Her Departure for al-Basrah with Talhah and al-Zubayr and Their Followers | 52 | |
| Their Entry into al-Basrah and the Battle between Them and 'Uthman b. Hunayf | 56 | |
| An Account of 'Ali b. Abi Talib's Advance toward al-Basrah | 80 | |
| The Commander of the Faithful Dismounts at Dhu Qar | 95 | |
| 'Ali b. Abi Talib Sends His Son al-Hasan and 'Ammar b. Yasir from Dhu Qar to Get the Kufans to Mobilize with Him | 112 | |
| 'Ali Sets Up Camp at al-Zawiyah of al-Basrah | 114 | |
| The Battle | 122 | |
| Another Account of the Battle of the Camel | 125 | |
| The Severity of the Battle on the Day of the Camel and the Account of A'yan b. Dubay'ah's Looking into the Howdah | 155 | |
| The Killing of al-Zubayr b. al-'Awwam | 158 | |
| Those Routed on the Day of the Camel Who Hid and Went off into the Surrounding Towns | 159 | |
| 'Ali's Grief over Those Killed at the Battle of the Camel, Their Burial, and His Gathering What Was in the Camp and Its Despatch to al-Basrah | 163 | |
| The Number of Fatalities of the Battle of the Camel | 164 | |
| 'Ali's Visit to 'A'ishah and the Punishment He Ordered for Those Who Offended Her | 164 | |
| The Basrans' Allegiance to 'Ali and His Division of the Contents of the Treasury among Them | 166 | |
| 'Ali's Conduct toward Those Who Fought Him on the Day of the Camel | 166 | |
| Al-Ashtar Sends 'A'ishah a He-Camel He Had Bought for Her and Her Exit from al-Basrah to Mecca | 167 | |
| What 'Ali b. Abi Talib Wrote about the Victory to His Governor of al-Kufah | 168 | |
| 'Ali Accepts Allegiance from the People and the Account of Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan and 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Bakrah | 168 | |
| The Appointment of Ibn 'Abbas as Governor of al-Basrah and Ziyad over the Kharaj Tax | 169 | |
| 'Ali Equips 'A'ishah to Leave al-Basrah | 170 | |
| Accounts of the Carnage on the Day of the Camel | 171 | |
| What 'Ammar b. Yasir Told 'A'ishah When the Battle of the Camel Was Over | 171 | |
| 'Ali b. Abi Talib Sends Qays b. Sa'd b. 'Ubadah to Be Ruler of Egypt | 175 | |
| Muhammad b. Abi Bakr's Governorship of Egypt | 187 | |
| 'Ali Despatches Khulayd b. Tarif to Khurasan | 191 | |
| 'Amr b. al-'As Gives Allegiance to Mu'awiyah | 191 | |
| 'Ali b. Abi Talib Sends Jarir b. 'Abdallah al-Bajali to Call Mu'awiyah to Acknowledge 'Ali's Authority over Him | 195 | |
| Bibliography of Cited Works | 199 | |
| Index | 203 |
