The Heirs of Mohammad, Islam's First Century and the Origins of the Sunni-shia Split

The Heirs of Mohammad, Islam's First Century and the Origins of the Sunni-shia Split
Barnaby Rogerson
RELIGION •  2008 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES

Rogerson transports the reader back to the 7th-century in this gripping tale of the intrigue, politics and personalities surrounding the division of Islam into Shia and Sunni factions. With portraits of the first four "Rightly Guided Caliphs" beloved by Sunnis, Mohammed's widows and disciples.  (ISL65, $27.95)





 
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