The heirs of Muhammad: Islam's first century and the origins of the Sunni-Shia split/
Barnaby Rogerson.
- Woodstock : Overlook Press, 2007.
- xvi, 415 p. ; 22 cm.
Originally published: The heirs of the prophet Muhammad. London : Little, Brown, 2006.
Medina : oasis capital of the Muslim state -- Ali : first disciple of the prophet -- Arabian soldiers of the seventh century -- Aisha and the other mothers of the faithful -- Caliph Abu Bakr and the Ridda wars -- The invasion of the Holy Land and the death of the first caliph -- Omar and the great victories -- Uthman : third caliph of Islam -- Imam Ali : the fourth caliph -- Muawiya the Umayyad, Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn -- The political heirs of the prophet after the death of Husayn -- How can we know? : Aisha's legacy among the storytellers of Medina -- Key dates in political and military history for the fifty years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, 632-83 -- Key characters in the life of the Prophet Muhammad -- Family trees of the Prophet Muhammad and the caliphs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. App. A. App. B.