TY - BOOK AU - Ayoub, Mahmoud M AU - Ayoub,Mahmoud M TI - The Crisis of Muslim History: Religion and Politics in Early Islam SN - 1851683267 U1 - SS81.243 PY - 2006/// CY - Oxford PB - One World N1 - includes index and biblioraphy; The Crisis of Succession The Saqifah Debate and its Aftermath Abu Bakr`s Regrets and `Umar`s Uncertainties Abu Bakr: Khalifat Rasul Allah `Umar: Amir al-Mu`minln The Second Crisis: The Shura Council and its Failure The Shura Deliberations Uthman: Khalifat Allah Uthman`s Caliphate: Umayyad Power and the Beginning of Shii Opposition Uthman`s Critics: `Ammar b. Yasir and Abu Dharr al-Ghifari Uthman and the Clash between Religious Authority and Political Power The Siege and `Uthman`s Violent Death Ali Wasi Rasul Allah: The Clash of Religion and Politics The Battle of the Camel Mu`awiyah`s Opposition The Battle of Siffln `Amr`s Scheme and its Consequences The Collapse of `All`s Rule and the End of the Normative Caliphate ER -