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of the Khalifahs w h o t ook the r i g h t w a y
Jalal ad-Din as-Suyuti
T h e H is t o r y of the Khalifahs w h o to o k the rig ht w a y 3rd Revised edition a translation of the chapters on al-Khulafa' ar-Rashidun from Tarikh al-Khulafa' of
Jalal ad-Din as-Suyuti Translated by Abdassamad Clarke
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BN-13: 978 1 84200 097 7 (Paperback) BN-13: 978 1 84200 098 4 (Hardback) inted and Bound by Mega Basim, Turkey
Contents Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the Third Edition Abu Bakr as-Siddiq His name and affectionate nickname His birth and early life Abu Bakr was the most abstinent of men in the Jahiliyyah His description His acceptance of Islam His companionship and expeditions His bravery and that he was the bravest of the Companions His spending his wealth on the Messenger of Allah and that he was the most generous of the Companions His knowledge and that he was the most knowledgeable of the Companions and the most intelligent of them His memorisation of the Qur’an That he was the most eminent of the Companions and the best of them Section Those ayat which have been revealed in praise of him or in affirmation of him or other matters concerning him The hadith related on his merit coupled with cUmar, apart from what has already been mentioned The hadith related on his merit alone apart from what has already been mentioned
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Hint whit h has been related from the Companions G the right-acting early generations on his merit zG
The hadith and ayat which indicate his khilafah, and the words of the imams on that Ihe oath of allegiance to him Ihat which happened in his khilafah The collection of the Qur’an The things in which he was first Section Some examples of his forbearance and humility Section His final illness, his death, his last testament and his appointment of cUmar as khalifah What hadith with chains of transmission have been related from him That which is narrated from as-Siddiq in commentary on the Qur’an What is narrated from as-Siddiq of traditions which stop short at him, sayings, judgements, khutbahs, andprayers His words indicative of the strength of his fear of his Lord That which is narrated from him in interpretation of dreams A point of interest Section Section cUmar ibn al-Khattab The reports on his acceptance of Islam His emigration Ihe hadith on his merit, other than those already quoted in the chapter on as-Siddiq Sayings of the Companions and first generations onhim Section The agreements of (the views of) cUmar (with subsequent confirmatory revelations of Qur’an)
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Contents
His miracles Some particulars of his biography His description His khilafah The things in which he was first Some accounts of him and of his judgements Section Those of the Companions who died during his days cUthman ibn cAffan The hadith related on his merit apart from what have already been quoted His khilafah An observation Section The things in which cUthman was first The notables who died during the time of cUthman cAli ibn Abi Talib The hadith related on his merit The pledge of allegiance to cAli for the khilafah and what came about from that Some fragments of accounts of cAli, his judgements and his words His commentary on the Qur’an Some fragments of his astonishingly concise words Those notable people who died during his time Al-Hasan ibn cAli Glossary of Arabic Terms Appendix: On the Imamate Bibliography
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iikI it came out of his wound and they said, ‘There’s no great harm wii li you.’ He said, ‘If there is any harm in killing, then I have been killed.’ People began to praise him, saying, ‘You were such and such Unci you were such and such.’ He said, ‘By Allah, I wish that I had gone out of it, independent of others, with nothing against me and nothing for me, and that the companionship of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace, was secure for me.’ Ibn cAbbas praised him, so he said, ‘Even if I had that gold which would fill the earth, I would ransom myself by it from the terror of the rising. I have made it (the khilafah) a matter of consultation between cUthman, cAli, Talhah, az-Zubayr, Abd ar-Rahman ibn cAwf and Sacd.’ He ordered Suhayb to lead people in prayer, and gave the six a period of three (days in which to decide). Al-Hakim narrated it. Ibn cAbbas said: Abu Lu’lu’ah was a Magian. ‘Amr ibn Maymun said: cUmar said, ‘Praise be to Allah Who