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The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 15: The Crisis of the Early Caliphate: The Reign of ʿUthmān A.D. 644-656/A.H. 24-35

The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 15: The Crisis of the Early Caliphate: The Reign of ʿUthmān A.D. 644-656/A.H. 24-35

Humphreys, R. Stephen

Paperback

Series: Suny Near Eastern Studies

Religion General General World History

ISBN10: 0791401553
ISBN13: 9780791401552
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Aug 1 1987
Pages: 312
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

Before the caliphate of the ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān, the Muslim community had grown from strength to strength in spite of a series of major crises-the Hirah, the death of the Prophet, the Riddah wars, the assassination of 'Umar by a Persian slave. But ʿUthmān's reign ended in catastrophe. His inability to manage the social and political conflicts that were now emerging among various factions within the community led to his death at the hands of Muslim rebels. The consequences of this tragic event were bitter: not only a century of civil war, but also political and religious schisms of such depth that they have not been entirely healed even now. Most medieval Muslim historians told this story in an overtly partisan manner, but al-Ṭabarī demands more of his readers. First of all, they must decide for themselves, on the basis of highly ambigous evidence, whether ʿUthmān's death was tyrannicide or murder. But, more than that, they must ask how such a thing could have happened at all; what had the Muslims done to bring about the near-destruction of their community?

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