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The History of al-Ṭabarī: The First Civil War: From the Battle of Siffin to the Death of ‘Ali A.D. 656-661/A.H. 36-40 17 by Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari, G. R. Hawting is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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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 importance in dividing the Muslims into three major traditions, Sunnis, Shi'is, and Kharijis, which have persisted until today. Although this division may be an over-simplification of a much more complex process of community formation, the events narrated here are certainly of great importance in the early history of Islam. The volume is focused on the struggle between the caliph 'Ali and his rival and eventual successor as caliph, Mu'awiyah, the first caliph of the Umayyad dynasty. About half of the material is concerned with the confrontation between the two at the battle of Siffin in 657, the fighting, the ending of the battle when the Syrian supporters of Mu'awiyah are described as having attached Qu'ranic texts to their lances, and the subsequent negotiations between the two rivals which resulted in the dispute's being put to arbitration. Much detail is also provided about 'Ali's struggle against th
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- Author
- Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari, G. R. Hawting
- Publisher
- State University of New York Press
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781438406206
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Religion, History, Islam
Other editions & translations
- The History of Al-Ṭabarī Vol. 20 : The Collapse of Sufyānid Authority and the Coming of the Marwānids: The Caliphates of Muʿāwiyah II and Marwān I and the Begin (1989)
- The History of al-Ṭabarī, Vol. 20: The Collapse of Sufyanid Authority and the Coming of the Marwanids: The Caliphates of Mu‘awiyah II and Marwan I and the Begin (1989)
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