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In a comprehensive study of early Islamic history, Wilferd Madelung examines the conflict which developed after Muhammad's death for the leadership of the Muslim community. He pursues the history of this conflict through the reign of the four 'Rightly Guided' caliphs to its climax in the first inter-Muslim war. The outcome of the war, which marked the demise of the reign of the Early Companions, resulted in the lasting schism between Sunnite and Shi'ite Islam. Contrary to recent scholarly trends, the author brings out Ali's early claim to legitimate succession, which gained support from the Shi'a, and offers a convincing reinterpretation of early Islamic history. This book will make a major contribution to the debate over succession. Wilferd Madelung's book The Succession to Muhammad has been awarded the Best Book of the Year prize by the Islamic Republic of Iran for the year 1997.

Islamic Empire --- History --- 622-661 --- Islamic Empire - History - 622-661. --- Arts and Humanities --- Islamic Empire - History - 622-661

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Historiography. --- 622-661. --- Islamic Empire --- Islamic Empire. --- History --- Historiography

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In just over a hundred years--from the death of Muhammad in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750--the followers of the Prophet swept across the whole of the Middle East, North Africa, and Spain. Their armies threatened states as far flung as the Franks in Western Europe and the Tang Empire in China. The conquered territory was larger than the Roman Empire at its greatest expansion, and it was claimed for the Arabs in roughly half the time. How this collection of Arabian tribes was able to engulf so many empires, states, and armies in such a short period has perplexed historians

Islamic Empire --- Empire islamique --- History --- Histoire --- Islamic Empire - History - 622-661 --- Islamic Empire - History - 661-750

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Islamic Empire --- History --- History, Military. --- History, Military --- Islamic Empire - History - 622-661 --- Islamic Empire - History, Military

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Caliphs --- Caliphs. --- Abū Bakr, --- Abū Bakr, --- 622-661. --- Islamic Empire --- Islamic Empire. --- History