The History of Al-Tabari: The Community Divided: The Caliphate of Ali I, A. D. 656-657-A. H. 35-36, Vol. 16

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Author: Adrian Brockett

ISBN-10: 0791423921

ISBN-13: 9780791423929

Category: Historical Biography - Middle East

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PrefaceAbbreviationsEditors' ForewordTranslator's ForewordAn Account of the Allegiance - Who Gave It and When1The Settlement of the Affair by Giving of Allegiance to 'Ali b. Abi Talib15The Expedition of Qustantin, King of Rum, against the Muslims24'Ali Sends Out His Governors to the Garrison Cities26Talhah and al-Zubayr Ask 'Ali If They Can Leave32'Ali Leaves for al-Rabadhah on His Way to al-Basrah47The Buying of the Camel for 'A'ishah and the Report about the Dogs of al-Haw'ab49'A'ishah's Remark "By Allah! I Will Seek Vengeance for the Blood of 'Uthman!" and Her Departure for al-Basrah with Talhah and al-Zubayr and Their Followers52Their Entry into al-Basrah and the Battle between Them and 'Uthman b. Hunayf56An Account of 'Ali b. Abi Talib's Advance toward al-Basrah80The Commander of the Faithful Dismounts at Dhu Qar95'Ali b. Abi Talib Sends His Son al-Hasan and 'Ammar b. Yasir from Dhu Qar to Get the Kufans to Mobilize with Him112'Ali Sets Up Camp at al-Zawiyah of al-Basrah114The Battle122Another Account of the Battle of the Camel125The Severity of the Battle on the Day of the Camel and the Account of A'yan b. Dubay'ah's Looking into the Howdah155The Killing of al-Zubayr b. al-'Awwam158Those Routed on the Day of the Camel Who Hid and Went off into the Surrounding Towns159'Ali's Grief over Those Killed at the Battle of the Camel, Their Burial, and His Gathering What Was in the Camp and Its Despatch to al-Basrah163The Number of Fatalities of the Battle of the Camel164'Ali's Visit to 'A'ishah and the Punishment He Ordered for Those Who Offended Her164The Basrans' Allegiance to 'Ali and His Division of the Contents of the Treasury among Them166'Ali's Conduct toward Those Who Fought Him on the Day of the Camel166Al-Ashtar Sends 'A'ishah a He-Camel He Had Bought for Her and Her Exit from al-Basrah to Mecca167What 'Ali b. Abi Talib Wrote about the Victory to His Governor of al-Kufah168'Ali Accepts Allegiance from the People and the Account of Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan and 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Bakrah168The Appointment of Ibn 'Abbas as Governor of al-Basrah and Ziyad over the Kharaj Tax169'Ali Equips 'A'ishah to Leave al-Basrah170Accounts of the Carnage on the Day of the Camel171What 'Ammar b. Yasir Told 'A'ishah When the Battle of the Camel Was Over171'Ali b. Abi Talib Sends Qays b. Sa'd b. 'Ubadah to Be Ruler of Egypt175Muhammad b. Abi Bakr's Governorship of Egypt187'Ali Despatches Khulayd b. Tarif to Khurasan191'Amr b. al-'As Gives Allegiance to Mu'awiyah191'Ali b. Abi Talib Sends Jarir b. 'Abdallah al-Bajali to Call Mu'awiyah to Acknowledge 'Ali's Authority over Him195Bibliography of Cited Works199Index203