Wilferd MADELUNG, The succession to Muhammad. A study of the early Caliphate, Cambridge Univ Press4e de couverture
In a comprehensive and original study of the early history of Islam, Wilferd Madelung describes the conflict that developed after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, between his family, Hâshim, and his tribe, Quraysh, 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 War. The outcome of the war, which marked the demise of the reign of the Early Companions, led to the establishment of dynastic despotism under the Ummayad caliphate and to the lasting schism between Sunnite and Shi’ite Islam. In contrast to recent scholarly trends, Professor Madelung emphasises Ali’s early claim to legitimate sussession, which gained support from the Shi’a and offers a radical and convincing reinterpretation of early Islamic history after the death of Muhammad. This important and original study will make a major contribution to the scholarship of the period and rekindle the debate over the succession to Muhammad.
Wilferd Madelung is Laudian Professor of Arabic at the University of Oxford. His publication include Religious Trends in Early Islamic Iran (1988) and Religious Schools and Sects in Medieval Islam (1985).
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Table of contents
Introduction
1. Abu Bakr : the successor of the Messenger of God and the caliphate of Quraysh
2. 'Umar : Commander of the Faithful, Islamic meritocracy, consultation and Arab empire
3. 'Uthman : the Viceregent of God and the reign of 'Abd Shams
4. 'Ali : the counter-caliphate of Hashim
Conclusion : Restoration of the community and despotic kingship
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Reviews
"Never before have the first 30 years in the life of the Muslim community been more meaningfully interpreted. All students of Islam will want to keep this book within arm's reach." Choice
"The Succession of Muhammad is not a work for the faint of heart....it is a compelling reassessment of the Rashidun caliphate that should be required reading for evryone interested in the historiography of early Islam." James E. Lindsay, MESA Bulletin
"For those who have been lamenting the decline or near demise of solid, historical narratives, this is a book to cherish." Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Religious Studies Review
"This erudite, complex, and fascinating book rexamines the struggle over and for the office of caliph. This book performs a valuable service by counter-balancing popular views about the origins and development of Shi`ism." Elton L. Daniel, Middle East Journal
"Madelung brilliantly dissects the myriad, conflicting accounts of Ali's numerous confrontations, as well as the final one...Bound to provoke controversy, this volume has laid down a marker. Critics will be expected to attain a standard of scholarship considerably more incisive than all too much of what has been available to date." Andrew J. Newman, University of Edinburgh
"This is a judicious and honestly critical account of monetous events that reflects the weight of information in a wide array of Arabic texts...The response this book should provoke has possibilities for opening up a discussion of the succession to leardership in general at the endof Late Antiquity." Jrnl of Near Eastern Studies
In a comprehensive and original study of the early history of Islam, Wilferd Madelung describes the conflict that developed after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, between his family, Hâshim, and his tribe, Quraysh, 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 War. The outcome of the war, which marked the demise of the reign of the Early Companions, led to the establishment of dynastic despotism under the Ummayad caliphate and to the lasting schism between Sunnite and Shi’ite Islam. In contrast to recent scholarly trends, Professor Madelung emphasises Ali’s early claim to legitimate sussession, which gained support from the Shi’a and offers a radical and convincing reinterpretation of early Islamic history after the death of Muhammad. This important and original study will make a major contribution to the scholarship of the period and rekindle the debate over the succession to Muhammad.
Wilferd Madelung is Laudian Professor of Arabic at the University of Oxford. His publication include Religious Trends in Early Islamic Iran (1988) and Religious Schools and Sects in Medieval Islam (1985).
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Table of contents
Introduction
1. Abu Bakr : the successor of the Messenger of God and the caliphate of Quraysh
2. 'Umar : Commander of the Faithful, Islamic meritocracy, consultation and Arab empire
3. 'Uthman : the Viceregent of God and the reign of 'Abd Shams
4. 'Ali : the counter-caliphate of Hashim
Conclusion : Restoration of the community and despotic kingship
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Reviews
"Never before have the first 30 years in the life of the Muslim community been more meaningfully interpreted. All students of Islam will want to keep this book within arm's reach." Choice
"The Succession of Muhammad is not a work for the faint of heart....it is a compelling reassessment of the Rashidun caliphate that should be required reading for evryone interested in the historiography of early Islam." James E. Lindsay, MESA Bulletin
"For those who have been lamenting the decline or near demise of solid, historical narratives, this is a book to cherish." Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Religious Studies Review
"This erudite, complex, and fascinating book rexamines the struggle over and for the office of caliph. This book performs a valuable service by counter-balancing popular views about the origins and development of Shi`ism." Elton L. Daniel, Middle East Journal
"Madelung brilliantly dissects the myriad, conflicting accounts of Ali's numerous confrontations, as well as the final one...Bound to provoke controversy, this volume has laid down a marker. Critics will be expected to attain a standard of scholarship considerably more incisive than all too much of what has been available to date." Andrew J. Newman, University of Edinburgh
"This is a judicious and honestly critical account of monetous events that reflects the weight of information in a wide array of Arabic texts...The response this book should provoke has possibilities for opening up a discussion of the succession to leardership in general at the endof Late Antiquity." Jrnl of Near Eastern Studies
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