The History of The Four Caliphs -
Itm?m al-Waf?’ f? S?rat al-Khulaf?’
*[A4-] Paperback - 231 pages,
by Shaykh Muhammad al-Khudari Bak al-Bajuri,
English translation by Muhammad Mohammadi.

Description :

This book is a concise and immensely satisfying historical account of the first four caliphs of Islam, Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali, who because of their rectitude, became known as the "Rightly Guided Caliphs'' may Allah be pleased with them.

The author provides a clear and fast-paced account of the battles and internal struggles of the four caliphs, as well as that of the fifth, Hasan ibn Ali. He avoids long excursions into the technical intricacies and obscure historical detail found in longer books. However, he refreshingly puts forward a balanced and convincing analysis of the contentious issues involving the four caliphs, such as Ali ibn Abi Talibs' delay in giving the pledge, the insurgency against Uthman, the battles of the Camel and Siffin, and the disputes between Ali and Muawiya, may Allah be pleased with them all.

The author's analysis leaves the reader with a clear understanding and helps to increase the love and respect for the Prophet of Allah and his Companions.  

This book will surely satisfy your curiosity about the immediate period after the Prophet's, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, departure from this world. It will relieve your heart of any confusion you feel about the events of that time. This is a book written for readers of any age, hence an inspiring read for the young and old alike. 

About the Author:  He is Muhammad ibn Afifi al-Bajuri, popularly known as Shaykh Khudari Bak. He was a scholar of Shariah, literature and Islamic history. He was born in Egypt in 1289/1872 and lived in Zaytun, a suburb of Cairo. He graduated from Madrasah Dar al-Ulum and surpassed his contemporaries as a scholar, researcher, orator, educator and reformer. During the course of his life he was an Islamic judge in Khartoum, an educator in the Islamic Judicial School in Cairo for a period of twelve years, a Professor in Islamic history at the University of Egypt (now named The University of Cairo), the Deputy-Head of the Islamic judicial school and an inspector for the Ministry of Education.

Table of Contents :

---Foreword,
---About the Author,
---Introduction.

---The Caliphate,

------The meaning of caliphate,
------The obligation of appointing the caliph,
------A single imam,
------The person at the helm of the caliphate,
------The underlying reason for reserving the caliphate for the Quraysh,
------Prerequisites for the caliph,
------Choosing the caliph,
------Obedience to the imam,
------Disobeying the imam,
------Declaring war on the imam,
------Punishment of those who wage war on the imam,
------The duties of the imam.

---Part [1]: The Era of Unity,

----The Caliphate of Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him,
------The profile of Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him,
------His services to Islam during his caliphate,
------Dispatching the army of Usamah ibn Zayd, may Allah be pleased with him,
------Matters of apostasy,
------'Abs and Dhibyan,
------Abu Bakr's, may Allah be pleased with him, letter to the commanders,
------Abu Bakr's, may Allah be pleased with him, letter to the apostates,
------Tulayhah,
------Malik ibn Nuwayrah,
------Musaylimah,
------Bahrain,
------Oman,
------Aswad,
------The Kindah,
------Iraq,
------The battle of Ubullah,
------The battle of Thiny,
------The battle of Walajah,
------The battle of Ullays,
------The conquest of Anbar,
------The conquest of 'Ayn at-Tamr,
------The conquest of Dumat al-Jandal,
------Husayd and Khanafis,
------Firad,
------Khalid, may Allah be pleased with him, is sent to the Levant,
------Babil (Babylon),
------The Romans,
------The battle of Yarmuk,
------The death of Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him.

----The Caliphate of 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him,
------The profile of 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him,
------The Iraqi camp during the era of 'Umar,
------The battle of Namariq,
------The battle of the Bridge (Jisr),
------The battle of Buwayb,
------Khanafis and Suq Baghdad,
------The crowning of Yazdajird,
------Sa'd is appointed commander and 'Umar's advice to him,
------The descent to Qadisiyyah,
------Discussions with Rustam,
------Rustam's address to his soldiers,
------The first day : the Day of Armath,
------The second day : the Day of Aghwath,
------The third day : the Day of 'Ammas,
------The Night of Harir and the Day of Qadisiyyah,
------The conquest of Burs and Babil,
------The conquest of Kutha and Sabat,
------The conquest of Mada'in,
------Crossing over to east Mada'in and the Iwan,
------Yazdajird flees and the Muslims enter the White House,
------The conquest of Jalula,
------The conquest of Tikrit,
------The conquest of Ninawa (Nineveh) and Mawsil (Mosul),
------The conquest of Masabadhan, Hit and Qarqisiya,
------Mapping out Kufah,
------Attacking the Persians from Bahrain,
------The conquest of Ahwaz,
------Hurmuzan breaks the peace agreement,
------The conquest of Tustar and Sus,
------Hurmuzan comes to 'Umar,
------The battle of Nahawand,
------The conquest of Hamadhan,
------The conquest of Rayy and Qumis (Hecatompylos),
------The conquest of Jurjan (Gorgan) and Tabaristan (Tapuria),
------The conquest of Isfahan,
------The spreading out in non-Arab lands,
------The conquest of Azerbaijan,
------The conquest of Bab,
------The conquest of Khurasan,
------The conquest of Fasa and Darabjird,
------The conquest of Karman and Sijistan,
------The conquest of Mukran,
------The conquest of the Levant (Sham),
------The conquest of Damascus,
------The conquest of Hims (Homs),
------The conquest of Qinnasrin,
------The conquest of Halab (Aleppo) and Antakiyah (Antioch),
------The conquest of Bayt al-Maqdis,
------The plague of 'Amawas,
------The conquest of Egypt,
------The conquest of Alexandria,
------The office of the caliphate,
------The assassination of 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him.

---Maps

----The Caliphate of 'Uthman ibn 'Affan, may Allah be pleased with him,
------His achievements during his caliphate,
------In Kufah and the Campaigns of Armenia and Azerbaijan,
------The death of Yazdajird,
------The reconquest of Khurasan,
------'Abdullah ibn Saba' sowing the seeds of sedition,
------In the Levant,
------The conquest of Cyprus (Qubrus),
------In Egypt,
------The conquest of Ifriqiyya (North Africa).

---Part [2]: The Era of Differences and Tribulations,

------The movement against Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him,
------Ibn Saba' : the spearhead of the sedition,
------The start of the sedition,
------The alleged letter,
------'Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, is surrounded,
------'Uthman's, may Allah be pleased with him, letter to the Muslims,
------The false claims of the Rebels.

----The Caliphate of Sayyadina 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him,
------The profile of 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him,
------The achievements of 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him,
------Mu'awiyah's, may Allah be pleased with him, opposition,
------The opposition of 'Aishah, Talhah and az-Zubayr, may Allah be pleased with them,
------The battle of the Camel (Jamal),
------The battle of Siffin,
------The arbitration,
------The arbitrators meet,
------They see no good until the next morning,
------The Kharijites,
------Some strange doings of the Kharijites,
------The death of 'Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr,
------The Assassination of 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him.

----The Caliphate of Hasan ibn 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him,
------His achievements during his caliphate.

---Conclusion.
 

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