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Format: 1 online resource (288 p.)

ISBN: 0-7914-9762-3 , 0-585-15883-5

Series Statement: SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover ; The History of al-Tabari: Editorial Board; The History of al-Tabari: Vol. XVI; Copyright; Preface; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Editors' Foreword; Translator 's Foreword; Acknowledgment; The Caliphate of the Commander of the Faithful 'Ali b. Abi Talib; The Events of the Year 35 (cont'd) (655/656); An Account of the Allegiance-Who Gave It and When; Those who said this; The Settlement of the Affair by Giving of Allegiance to 'Ali b. Abi Talib; The Expedition of Qustantin, King of Rum, against the Muslims; The Events of the Year 36 (June 30, 656 - June 18, 657) , Ali Sends Out His Governors to the Garrison CitiesTalhah and al-Zubayr Ask 'Ali If They Can Leave; 'Ali Leaves for al-Rabadhah on His Way to al-Basrah; The Buying of the Camel for 'A'ishah and the Report about the Dogs of al-Haw'ab; '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 Followers; Their Entry into al-Basrah and the Battle between Them and 'Uthman b. Hunayf; An Account of 'Ali b. Abi Talib's Advance toward al-Basrah; The Commander of the Faithful Dismounts at Dhu Qar , 'Ali b. Abi Talib Sends His Son al-Hasan and 'Ammar b. Yasir from Dhu Qar to Getthe Kufans to Mobilize with Him'Ali Sets Up Camp at al-Zawiyah of al-Basrah; Return to Sayf's account from Muhammad and Talhah; Return to Muhammad and Talhah's account; The Battle; Another Account of the Battle of the Camel; The Severity of the Battle on the Day of the Camel and the Account of A'yan b. Dubay'ah's Looking into the Howdah; The Killing of al-Zubayr b. al-'Awwam; Those Routed on the Day of the Camel Who Hid and Went off into the Surrounding Towns , 'Ali's Grief over Those Killed at the Battleof the Camel, Their Burial, and His Gathering WhatWas in the Camp and Its Despatch to al-BasrahThe Number of Fatalities at the Battle of the Camel; 'Ali's Visit to 'A'ishah and the Punishment He Ordered for Those Who Offended Her; The Basrans' Allegiance to 'Ali and His Division of the Contents of the Treasury among Them; 'Ali's Conduct toward Those Who Fought Him on the Day of the Camel; Al-Ashtar Sends 'A'ishah a He-Camel He Had Bought for Her and Her Exit from al-Basrah to Mecca , What 'Ali b. Abi Talib Wrote about the Victory to His Governor of al-Kufah'Ali Accepts Allegiance from the People and the Account of Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan and 'Abdm al-Rahman b. Abi Bakrah; The Appointment of Ibn 'Abbas as Governor of al-Basrah and Ziyad over the Kharaj Tax; 'Ali Equips 'A'ishah to Leave al-Basrah; Accounts of the Carnage on the Day of the Camel; What 'Ammar b. Yasir Told 'A'ishah When the Battle of the Camel Was Over; The End of the Account of the Battle of the Camel; 'Ali b. Abi Talib Sends Qays b. Sa'd b. 'Ubadah to Be Ruler of Egypt , Return to the account of Hisham [b. Muhammad b. aI-Kalbi] from Abu Mikhnaf , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-7914-2391-3

Language: English