History

The Battle of Fars, the fall of Hormuzan, the assassination of Omar ibn al-Khattab by Abu Lu'lu'a, and the beginning of...

Who the Kharijites are, the signs that heralded them, and their role in the Great Discord.

Othman's governors and financial policies, Abu Dharr al-Ghifari's exile, and the angry crowds that marched on Medina in...

Uthman ibn Affan faces escalating rebellion as the Sabai'ah Kharijites forge a letter with his seal, and a storming of h...

After Uthman's killing, the rebels push the caliphate onto Ali ibn Abi Talib, Aisha demands retribution, and Muawiya rai...

A point of order on the Great Sedition: the author rejects both sanctifying and cursing the Companions, insisting sevent...

Ali waits to avenge Uthman as the Sabai'ites push toward war - the road to the Battle of the Camel and a reconciliation...

A night raid in Kufa ignites the Battle of the Camel: Talha is killed, al-Zubayr withdraws, and Muawiyah's revenge for U...

Muawiyah claims the blood of Uthman and turns to Amr ibn al-As; Egypt refuses, and the two armies mass at Siffin in 37 A...

The Battle of Siffin rages day after day: Ammar ibn Yasir falls, al-Ashtar breaks Mu'awiya's lines, and Amr ibn al-As tu...

The Western Army arrives to save Ali at Siffin, arbitration is forced upon him, the Kharijites break away at Harura, and...

Mu'awiya turns the caliphate into a hereditary monarchy, names Yazid heir, and al-Husayn is killed at Karbala.