The Heirs of the Prophet Muhammad

Name: The Heirs of the Prophet Muhammad
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ISBN: 9780316727297

ISBN-10: 0316727296

ISBN-13: 9780316727297

Edition: N/A

Authors: Barnaby Rogerson

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In this vivid history of Islam after Muhammad's death, Barnaby Rogerson traces the development of the schism between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, the role of women in early Islam, and the contrasting faces of the religion.

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List price: $35.71
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Pages: 432
Size: 4.77" wide x 7.50" long x 1.36" tall
Weight: 1.188




Medina : oasis capital of the Muslim state



Ali : first disciple of the Prophet



Arabian soldiers of the seventh century



Aisha and the other mothers of the faithful



Caliph Abu Bakr and the Ridda wars



The invasion of the Holy Land and the death of the first Caliph



Omar and the great victories



Uthman : third Caliph of Islam



Imam Ali : the fourth Caliph



Muawiya the Umayyad, Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn



The political heirs of the Prophet after the death of Husayn



How can we know? : Aisha's legacy among the storytellers of Medina


Key dates in political and military history for the fifty years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, 632-83


Key characters in the life of the Prophet Muhammad


Family trees of the Prophet Muhammad and the Caliphs