Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Genealogical Chart xiii
5. ONE. Introduction 1
6. TWO. Abū Bakr 26
7. THREE. ‘Umar b. al-Khaṭṭāb 77
8. FOUR. ‘Uthmān 122
9. FIVE. The Road to Civil War 154
10. SIX. ‘Alī 205
11. SEVEN. From Caliphate to Kingship 262
12. EIGHT. Conclusion 300
13. APPENDIX 1. Abū Mikhnaf’s Account of the Saqīfa of Banū Sā‘ida 307
14. APPENDIX 2. The Succession to ‘Umar 315
15. APPENDIX 3. Manūshihr’s Declaration 325
16. Notes 329
17. Glossary 445
18. Bibliography 447
19. Index 463