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The History of al-?abari Vol. 16: The Community Divided: The Caliphate of ?Ali I A.D. 656-657/A.H. 35-36

By Adrian Brockett (Translator)
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By Adrian Brockett (Translator)
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This volume 16 of Tabari's great 40-volume history of the Arabs treats the Caliphate of 'Ali I, 656-651

This volume of al-Ṭabarī's history deals with the traumatic breakup of the Muslim community following the assassination of the Caliph 'Uthman. It begins with the first seriously contested succession to the caliphate, that of ʿAlī, and proceeds inexorably through the rebellion of 'A'ishah, T'alhah, and al-Zubayr, to the Battle of the Camel, the first time Muslim army faced Muslim army. It t...

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