The first civil war / translated and annotated by G.R. Hawting.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ṭabarī, 838?-923.

Contributor:

Hawting, G. R. (Gerald R.), 1944-

Series:

Ṭabarī, 838?-923. English ; Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk. v. 17.

SUNY series in Near Eastern studies

The history of al-Ṭabarī = Ta'rīkh al-rusul wa'l mulūk ; v. 17

Bibliotheca Persica

Bibliotheca Persica (Albany, N.Y.)

Standardized Title:

Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk. Selections. English

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic Empire--History--622-661.

Islamic Empire.

History.

Siffin, Battle of, Syria, 657.

Physical Description:

xxi, 250 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [1996]

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Translation of extracts from: Ta'rīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-237) and index.

ISBN:

079142393X

0791423948

OCLC:

33863990