Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

A Restatement of the History of Islam and Muslims (CE 570 to 661)

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• Introduction
• Transliteration
• The Geography of Arabia
• 1.The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• 2. The Republic of Yemen
• 3. The Sultanate of Oman
• 4. The United Arab Emirates
• 5. The State of Qatar
• 6. The State of Bahrain
• 7. The State of Kuwait
• Climate
• Vegetation
• Arabia before Islam
• Political Conditions in Arabia
• Economic Conditions
• Social Conditions
• The State of Religion in Pre-Islamic Arabia
• Education among the Arabs Before Islam
• Banu Hashim - Before the Birth of Islam  
• The Birth of Muhammad and the Early Years of his Life
• The Marriage of Muhammad Mustafa and Khadija 
• The birth of Ali ibn Abi Talib
• On the Eve of the Proclamation of His Mission 
• The Birth of Islam and the Proclamation by Muhammad of his Mission 
• Early Converts to Islam and their persecution 
• Some victims of persecution
• The Two Migrations of Muslims to Abyssinia 
• Hamza Accepts Islam
• Umar's Conversion to Islam
• The Economic and Social Boycott of the Banu Hashim  
• The Annulling of the Boycott
• The Deaths of Khadija and Abu Talib 
• Muhammad's Visit to Ta'if
• The New Horizons of Islam
• The Second Pledge of Aqaba
• The Hijra (Migration)
• The First Year of Hijra
• The Construction of the Mosque in Yathrib
• Adhan and Prayer
• Yathrib Becomes Medina
• The Groupings in Medina
• The Charter or Constitution of Medina
• Muhajireen and Ansar
• The Brotherhood of the Muhajireen and the Ansar
• Muhajir Brother of Ansari
• An Assessment of the Roles of the Muhajireen and the Ansar
• The Battles of Islam
• The Second Year of the Hijra
• Change of Qibla – February 11, A.D. 624
• The Battle of Badr
• Ali ibn Abi Talib and the Battle of Badr
• The Prisoners of War
• Results of the Battle of Badr
• The Marriage of Fatima Zahra and Ali ibn Abi Talib 
• The Battle of Uhud
• The Withdrawal of the Makkan Army
• Ali and the Battle of Uhud
• The Martyrs of Uhad
• The Birth of Hasan and Husain
• The Death of Fatima bint Asad, the Mother of Ali ibn Abi Talib 
• The Battle of the Trench
• The Muslims and the Jews
• The Treaty of Hudaybiyya
• The Conquest of Khyber
• The Results of the Conquest of Khyber
• The Estate of Fadak
• The Umra or the Lesser Pilgrimage – A.D. 629 (8 A.H.)
• Letters of the Prophet to the Rulers of Neighboring Countries
• The Battle of Mootah
• The Campaign of Dhat es-Salasil
• The Conquest of Makkah
• The Battle of Hunayn
• Ali and the Battle of Hunayn
• The Ansar and the Spoils of Hunayn
• The Expedition of Tabuk
• The Proclamation of Surah Bara'ah or Al Tawbah 
• The Last Expedition
• The Farewell Pilgrimage
• The Coronation of Ali ibn Abi Talib as the Future Sovereign of the Muslims and as Head of the Islamic State
• Usama's Expedition
• Abu Bakr as Leader in Prayers
• The Unwritten Testament of the Messenger of God 
• The Wives of the Muhammad the Apostle of God 
• The Death of Muhammad, the Messenger of God 
• Monday, Rabi al-Awwal 1, 11 A. H
• Burial of the Prophet
• The Reaction of the Family and the Companions of Muhammad Mustafa to his Death 
• The Death of Muhammad Mustafa and his Umma
• Muhammad Mustafa and his Succession 
• Following is an attempt to answer this question
• The Sunni Theory of Government
• 1. Election
• 2. Nomination
• 3. Selection by plutocrats
• 4. Seizure of the government by naked force
• The Struggle for Power 1
• The Struggle for Power 2
• The Meeting of the Ansar in Saqifa
• The Struggle for Power 3
• Saqifa Banu Sa'eda
• Saad's Speech
• The Struggle for Power 4
• A Critique of Saqifa
• Saqifa and the Logic of History
• Question 1
• Answer
• Question 2
• Answer
• Question 3
• Answer
• Question 4
• Answer
• Question 5
• Answer
• Question 6
• Answer
• Question 7
• Answer
• Question 8
• Answer
• Question 9
• Answer
• Question 10
• Answer
• Saad ibn Ubada, the Ansari Candidate for Caliphate
• Abu Bakr the first Khalifa of the Muslims
• Principal Events of the Caliphate of Abu Bakr
• The First Civil War in Islam
• Usama's Expedition
• Malik ibn Nuweira and the Massacre of his Tribe
• Other Conquests of Abu Bakr
• Seizure by Abu Bakr of the Estate of Fadak
• Ali's Retirement from Public life
• The Death of Fatima Zahra
• Abu Bakr's Policy
• The Aims of the Wars of Abu Bakr and Umar
• Abu Bakr's sickness and death
• Abu Bakr's election and democracy
• Democracy and the Muslims
• Umar bin al-Khattab, the Second Khalifa of the Muslims
• Principal Events of the Caliphate of Umar
• Civil and Military Administration and Policy
• Some Reflections on the Conquests of the Arabs
• The Last Days of Umar bin al-Khattab
• The Members of the Electoral Committee
• Following deductions can be made from Umar's arrangements for finding a khalifa
• Muawiya's Verdict on Umar's Electoral Committee
• Umar and Muhammad Mustafa, the Messenger of God
• Uthman, the Third Khalifa of the Muslims
• Ali's Protest
• The Protest of Ammar ibn Yasir
• Abu Sufyan's Congratulations to Uthman
• Uthman bin Affan, the Third Khalifa of the Muslims, 644-656
• Uthman's Marriages
• Principal Events of the Caliphate of Uthman
• Favoritism and Nepotism in the Khilafat of Uthman
• Hakam bin Abul Aas
• Marwan bin al-Hakam
• Harith bin al-Hakam
• Abdullah bin Khalid
• Saeed bin Aas
• Abdullah bin Saad bin Abi Sarh
• New Governors of the Provinces
• Kufa
• Basra
• Syria
• Egypt
• Modern Historians and the Caliphate of Uthman
• Uthman and the Friends of Muhammad, the Messenger of God
• Abu Dharr el-Ghiffari
• Dr. Taha Husain
• Ammar ibn Yasir
• Abdullah ibn Masood
• Uthman and the King-makers
• Abdur Rahman bin Auf
• Amr bin Aas
• Causes of the Assassination of Uthman
• Uthman's Assassination
• The Aftermath of the Assassination of Uthman
• Uthman and “Abdullah bin Saba”
• Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Fourth Caliph of the Muslims
• The Restoration of the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth – (The Caliphate of Ali ibn Abi Talib)
• The State of the Umma at Ali's Accession to the Throne
• Dismissal of Uthman's Governors
• The New Governors
• 1. Qays ibn Saad Ansari, the governor of Egypt
• 2. Uthman bin Hunaif, the governor of Basra
• 3. Ammara bin Shihab Ansari, the governor - designate of Kufa
• 4. Sahl bin Hunaif Ansari, the governor - designate of Syria
• 5. Obaidullah ibn Abbas, the governor of Yemen
• 6. Qathm ibn Abbas, the governor - designate of Makkah
• Prelude to the War
• Talha bin Obaidullah
• Zubayr bin Awwam
• Ayesha bint Abu Bakr
• The Battle of Basra (the battle of Camel)
• The Second Civil War in Islam
• Ibn Saad
• Hakim
• Ali Enters Basra
• The Change of Capital from Medina to Kufa 
• The Revival of the Umayyads
• Muawiya bin Abu Sufyan
• Amr bin Aas
• The Battle of Siffin
• The Battle of Layla-tul-Harir
• The Death of Malik al-Ashtar and the Loss of Egypt
• The Loss of Egypt
• The Assassination of Ali
• Some Reflections on Ali's Caliphate
• Ali's Internal and External Policy
• Internal Policy
• Ali's External Policy
• Ali as an Apostle of Peace
• Ali and the Ideals of Freedom and Liberty 
• Ali and his Legacy
• A List of “Firsts” in Islam
• The “Indispensability Equation” of Islam  
• The Sacrifices of Muhammad for Islam  
• The Major Failure of Abu Bakr and Umar
• Who Wrote the History of Islam and How?