{"product_id":"the-history-of-al-7788-abar-299-vol-16-the-community-divided-the-caliphate-of-703-al-299-i-a-d-656-657-a-h-35-36-paperback","title":"The History of al-\u0026#7788;abar\u0026#299; Vol. 16: The Community Divided: The Caliphate of \u0026#703;Al\u0026#299; I A.D. 656-657\/A.H. 35-36 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrian Brockett\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume 16 of Tabari's great 40-volume history of the Arabs treats the Caliphate of 'Ali I, 656-651\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 thus deals with the very first violent response to the two central problems of Muslim history: who is the rightful leader, and which is the true community? It is a section with the weightiest implications for the Muslim interpretation of history, wide open to special pleading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are the Shi'a who depict ʿAlī as a spiritual leader fighting against false accusations and the worldly ambitious. Conversely, there are those who would depict him or his followers in a negative light. There are also the 'Abbasid historians, who, though anti-Umayyad, must balance a reverence for the Prophet's household (ahl al-bayt) with a denunciation of 'Alid antiestablishmentarianism. All these points of view, and more, are represented in al-Ṭabarī's compilation, illustrating the difficulty the Muslim community as a whole has faced in coming to terms with these disastrous events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.93 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451792801970,"sku":"9780791423929","price":63.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4a842b9cac8e0054c66d10805d0b073d.webp?v=1778801207","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-history-of-al-7788-abar-299-vol-16-the-community-divided-the-caliphate-of-703-al-299-i-a-d-656-657-a-h-35-36-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}