Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Genealogical tables
- Chronological survey
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Abū Bakr: the Successor of the Messenger of God and the caliphate of Quraysh
- 2 'Umar: Commander of the Faithful, Islamic meritocracy, consultation and Arab empire
- 3 'Uthmān: the Vicegerent of God and the reign of 'Abd Shams
- 4 ‘Alī: the counter-caliphate of Hāshim
- Conclusion
- Excursuses
- Bibliography
- Index
List of abbreviations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 October 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Genealogical tables
- Chronological survey
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Abū Bakr: the Successor of the Messenger of God and the caliphate of Quraysh
- 2 'Umar: Commander of the Faithful, Islamic meritocracy, consultation and Arab empire
- 3 'Uthmān: the Vicegerent of God and the reign of 'Abd Shams
- 4 ‘Alī: the counter-caliphate of Hāshim
- Conclusion
- Excursuses
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
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- Information
- The Succession to MuhammadA Study of the Early Caliphate, pp. xviiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1996