Tahqiq Mawaqif Sahabah

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section Two The principle sources of Imam al Tabari in discussing the fitnah   Penning down history had appeared quite early by the Muslims. The first century Hijri saw the emergence of historical books that discussed the prophetic life. These works diversified into the second century by including significant happenings of Islamic history such as the apostasy, conquests, and civil unrest. These writings […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section Three His methodology in writing his Tarikh   Imam al Tabari began his academic journey by studying hadith. Thus, the ways of the muhaddithin was imprinted upon him through collecting historical narrations and focusing on its chains of narrations. He would gather narrations and codify them with their chains of narration till their respective source; for instance, to a teacher whom he […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter Two: The First Fitnah Module One: Defining the concept of Fitnah and examining the Saba’iyyah Module Two: The personality of ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu and The circumstances surrounding his assassination Module Three: The Fitnah in the scale of revelation and the stance of the Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum and Tabi’in ~ Module One: Defining the concept of Fitnah and examining the Saba’iyyah. […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section Two The Saba’iyyah, fact or fiction?   Some contemporary academics have sought to question the reality of ‘Abdullah ibn Saba’[1], with others going on to further completely deny his existence; casting him as a figure of fiction. These are claims that aren’t supported by any academic evidence nor are they reliant on any early reference material. They are conclusions based on individual […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section Three The cause of fitnah during the caliphate of ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu. The origins of the fitnah as outlined by Books of Traditions. Concrete causes of the fitnah.   I. The effect of the Saba’iyyah in giving rise to the fitnah. II. The effect of the Bedouins in giving rise to the fitnah. III. The nature of social change during the […]