The first civil war /
Ṭabarī, 838?-923.
The first civil war / translated and annotated by G.R. Hawting. - Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1996. - 1 online resource (xxi, 250 pages). - The history of al-Ṭabarī =Taʼrīkh al-rusul wa'l mulūk ; v. 17 . - Ṭabarī, 838?-923. English ; Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk. v. 17. . - Bibliotheca Persica (Albany, N.Y.) .
Translation of extracts from: Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-237) and index.
The Events of the Year 36 (cont'd) (656/657). The Departure of 'Ali b. Abi Talib for Siffin. 'Ali Orders the Construction of the Bridge over the Euphrates. The Battle "by the Water" 'Ali Calls Mu'awiyah to Obedience and Unity -- The Events of the Year 37 (657/658). The Truce between 'Ali and Mu'awiyah. The Organization of the Military Units (Kata'ib) and Preparation of the Troops for Battle. The Intensity of the Fighting. The Killing of 'Ammar b. Yasir. Hashim b. 'Utbah al-Mirqal and the "Night of Howling" The Raising of the Masahif and the Call for Arbitration. 'Ali Sends Ja'dah b. Hubayrah to Khurasan. The Secession of the Khawarij from 'Ali and His Companions, and Their Subsequent Return. The Meeting of the Two Arbitrators at Dumat al-Jandal. The Actions of the Khawarij at the Time of 'Ali's Sending Abu Musa to the Arbitration, and the Battle at the Canal -- The Events of the Year 38 (658/659). The Killing of Muhammad b. Abi Bakr in Egypt. The Killing of Muhammad b. Abi Hudhayfah. The Episode of Ibn al-Hadrami, Ziyad, and A'yan. The Opposition of al-Khirrit b. Rashid and the Banu Najiyah to 'Ali, and al-Khirrit's Separation from Him -- The Events of the Year 39 (659/660). Mu'awiyah Sends His Forces into 'Ali's Territories. The Sending of Ziyad to Fars -- The Events of the Year 40 (660/661). Mu'awiyah Sends Busr b. Abi Artat with 3,000 Fighting Men to the Hijaz. The Circumstances of Ibn 'Abbas' Going to Mecca and Leaving Iraq. The Circumstances of the Murder and Death of 'Ali. The Length of His Caliphate. His Physical Appearance. His Ancestry. His Wives and Children. His Governors. Aspects of His Conduct.
In English; translated from the Arabic.
0585154767 (electronic bk.) 9780585154763 (electronic bk.) 9781438406206 (e-book) 1438406207
622-661
Siffin, Battle of, Syria, 657.
HISTORY.
Islamic Empire--History--622-661.
Empire islamique--Histoire--622-661.
Islamic Empire.
Syria.
Empire islamique--622-661.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
DS38.2 / .T313 1985 vol2000
962/.02
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The first civil war / translated and annotated by G.R. Hawting. - Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1996. - 1 online resource (xxi, 250 pages). - The history of al-Ṭabarī =Taʼrīkh al-rusul wa'l mulūk ; v. 17 . - Ṭabarī, 838?-923. English ; Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk. v. 17. . - Bibliotheca Persica (Albany, N.Y.) .
Translation of extracts from: Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-237) and index.
The Events of the Year 36 (cont'd) (656/657). The Departure of 'Ali b. Abi Talib for Siffin. 'Ali Orders the Construction of the Bridge over the Euphrates. The Battle "by the Water" 'Ali Calls Mu'awiyah to Obedience and Unity -- The Events of the Year 37 (657/658). The Truce between 'Ali and Mu'awiyah. The Organization of the Military Units (Kata'ib) and Preparation of the Troops for Battle. The Intensity of the Fighting. The Killing of 'Ammar b. Yasir. Hashim b. 'Utbah al-Mirqal and the "Night of Howling" The Raising of the Masahif and the Call for Arbitration. 'Ali Sends Ja'dah b. Hubayrah to Khurasan. The Secession of the Khawarij from 'Ali and His Companions, and Their Subsequent Return. The Meeting of the Two Arbitrators at Dumat al-Jandal. The Actions of the Khawarij at the Time of 'Ali's Sending Abu Musa to the Arbitration, and the Battle at the Canal -- The Events of the Year 38 (658/659). The Killing of Muhammad b. Abi Bakr in Egypt. The Killing of Muhammad b. Abi Hudhayfah. The Episode of Ibn al-Hadrami, Ziyad, and A'yan. The Opposition of al-Khirrit b. Rashid and the Banu Najiyah to 'Ali, and al-Khirrit's Separation from Him -- The Events of the Year 39 (659/660). Mu'awiyah Sends His Forces into 'Ali's Territories. The Sending of Ziyad to Fars -- The Events of the Year 40 (660/661). Mu'awiyah Sends Busr b. Abi Artat with 3,000 Fighting Men to the Hijaz. The Circumstances of Ibn 'Abbas' Going to Mecca and Leaving Iraq. The Circumstances of the Murder and Death of 'Ali. The Length of His Caliphate. His Physical Appearance. His Ancestry. His Wives and Children. His Governors. Aspects of His Conduct.
In English; translated from the Arabic.
0585154767 (electronic bk.) 9780585154763 (electronic bk.) 9781438406206 (e-book) 1438406207
622-661
Siffin, Battle of, Syria, 657.
HISTORY.
Islamic Empire--History--622-661.
Empire islamique--Histoire--622-661.
Islamic Empire.
Syria.
Empire islamique--622-661.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
DS38.2 / .T313 1985 vol2000
962/.02
D17