The and the roots of the Sunni-Shia schism Rogerson, Barnaby. creator text enk London Abacus 2006 monographic eng

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xvi, 415 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm. Summary: "The Heirs of the Prophet Muhammad is a saga of ambition, achievement, self-sacrificing nobility and blood rivalry, and it also sheds light on some of the complexities of our modern world. For within this fifty-year span of conquest and empire-building, Barnaby Rogerson identifies the seeds of discord that destroyed the unity of Islam, and traces the roots of the schism between Sunni and Shia Muslims to the rivalry of the two people who best knew and loved the Prophet: his cousin and son-in-law Ali, and his wife Aisha." "The Heirs of the Prophet Muhammad recounts the lives of the handful of individuals - the first four Caliphs, the Prophet's widows and the conquering generals - who led and influenced Islam after the death of Muhammad. Their achievements are chronicled, but so too are the conflicting ambitions that led to civil war. So that although an empire was forged, in the process Muhammad's own family would be disinherited, his grandson murdered, the revered temple of God at Mecca, the Kaaba, burned to the ground, and the first copy of the Koran stained with the blood of a Caliph."--Jacket. Barnaby Rogerson. Includes bibliographical references and index. ʻĀʼishah ca. 614-678 Caliph ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ca. 600-661 Islam History Shīʻah Relations Sunnites Sunnites Relations Shīʻah BP55+ BP 55 .R64 2006 297 2006462011 SJD 060214 20151123114158.0 14513827