Explores the life and times of the prophet Muhammad, describing sixty-century Arabia where he was born, his early years, the night he Archangel Gabriel appeared before him, his escape to Medina, and other related topics.
Islam's first century and the origins of the Sunni-Shia split
Rogerson, Barnaby
2007
Examines the lives of Muhammad's widows and the first four caliphs during the first fifty years following his death, tracing Islam's Sunni-Shia schism back to the conflict between his widow Aisha and his first disciple, Caliph Ali.
