Wilferd Madelung: 1 book
The Succession to Muhammad
A Study of the Early Caliphate
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 1996
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...
