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Read Ebook: Annals of the early Caliphate from the death of Mahomet to the Omeyyad and Abbaside dynasties A.H. XI-LXI (A.D. 632-680) from original sources by Muir William Sir
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CONQUEST OF PERSIA.
Yezdegird attacks the Moslems--Battle of Neh?vend--Persian provinces reduced--Miracle at the siege of Dar?bgird 255
THE LATER YEARS OF OMAR'S REIGN--DOMESTIC EVENTS.
Grand Square formed around the K?aba--Mogh?ra arraigned for adultery--Abu M?sa, Governor of Bussorah--Mogh?ra, Governor of K?fa--Deterioration of social life--Luxury, intemperance, and dissipation--Simplicity of Omar's life--Death of Abu Sofi?n and other 'Companions' 262
DEATH OF OMAR.
Omar stabbed by a Persian slave--Omar appoints Electors--Death of Omar--Character and reign of Omar 278
ELECTION OF OTHMAN.
NOVEMBER, A.D. 644.
The six Electors--Conclave of the Electors--Othm?n elected Caliph--Hormuz?n slain by Omar's son 286
CALIPHATE OF OTHM?N--GENERAL REVIEW.
Causes of Othm?n's unpopularity--Persia, Syria, Asia Minor, and Armenia--Conquests in Northern Africa--Naval victory off Alexandria 294
DOMESTIC EVENTS DURING THE CALIPHATE OF OTHM?N HIS GROWING UNPOPULARITY.
Change of governors at K?fa--Change of governors at Bussorah--Revision of Cor?n--Story of Abu Dzarr Ghifary--Unlawful amusements checked--Othm?n's increasing unpopularity--Othm?n marries N?ila 303
DANGEROUS FACTION AT KUFA--GROWING DISAFFECTION.
Emeute at K?fa--Sa?d expelled from K?fa--Aly expostulates with Othm?n--Othm?n appeals to the people 316
THE OUTLOOK DARKENS.
Complainants invited to come forward--Conference of governors at Med?na 324
THE PLOT RIPENS--CONSPIRATORS ATTACK MEDINA--DEATH OF OTHMAN.
Conspirators attack Med?na--Altercation of conspirators with Othm?n--Tumult in the Great Mosque--Othm?n besieged in his palace--The blockade--Death of Othm?n--Burial of Othm?n 329
THE ELECTION OF ALY.
Aly will not punish the regicides--Aly appoints new governors--Mu?via's defiant attitude 342
REBELLION AT BUSSORAH.
Ayesha at Mecca--Rebellion of Ayesha, Zobeir, and Talha--Rebel army marches from Mecca to Bussorah--Pursued by Aly--Ayesha's alarm--Zobeir and Talha occupy Bussorah 351
BATTLE OF THE CAMEL.
Aly advances on Bussorah--Negotiations with Zobeir and Talha--Regicides bring on engagement--Battle of the Camel--The insurgents defeated--Ayesha retires to Med?na 359
ALY TRANSFERS HIS SEAT OF GOVERNMENT TO KUFA. AFFAIRS IN EGYPT.
Cays, Governor of Egypt, deposed--Mohammed son of Abu Bekr appointed Governor of Egypt--Amru joins Mu?via--Mu?via and Aly 369
BATTLE OF SIFFIN.
Aly marches against Mu?via--Fighting at Siff?n--Battle of Siff?n--Combat closed by reference to arbitration--The armies break up 376
THE KHAREJITES, OR THEOCRATIC FACTION, REBEL AGAINST ALY 388
DECISION OF THE UMPIRES.
The Umpires meet--The decision deposing Aly 391
THE KHAREJITES, OR THEOCRATIC SEPARATISTS, DEFEATED AT NEHRWAN.
Hostile attitude of Kh?rejites--Second campaign against Syria projected--Army diverted by Kh?rejites--Kh?rejites defeated 395
REVOLT OF EGYPT.
Aly abandons the war on Syria--Aly loses Egypt 401
THE REMAINDER OF ALY'S REIGN.
Kh?rejite ?meutes--Syrian expeditions against Aly--Troubles of Aly--Peace between Aly and Mu?via 404
ASSASSINATION OF ALY.
A.H. XL. A.D. 661.
Conspiracy against Aly, Mu?via, and Amru--Mu?via and Amru escape--Assassination of Aly--Character of Aly 411
HASAN SUCCEEDS ALY.--ABDICATES IN FAVOUR OF MUAVIA.
Hasan abdicates the Caliphate--Mu?via sole Caliph 418
SOME BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES.
A.H. XL.--L.
Amru, Mogh?ra, and Zi?d--Mu?via acknowledges Zi?d as his brother 422
YEZID PROCLAIMED HEIR APPARENT--HEREDITARY NOMINATION BECOMES A PRECEDENT.
Precedents of succession--Yez?d declared Heir Apparent--Precedent for future successions 427
YEZID AND THE TRAGEDY AT KERBALA.
Yez?d succeeds to the Caliphate--Hosein sets out for K?fa--Hosein stopped at Kerbala--The tragedy of Kerbala--Death of Hosein--'The Moharram' 433
THE OMEYYAD AND ABBASSIDE DYNASTIES, AND CONCLUSION.
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