The History of the Khalifahs by Jalal ad-Din as-Suyuti
a new translation of the chapters on al-Khulafa’ah- Rashidun from as-Suyuti’s Tarikh al-Khulafa’. These chapters shine with a genuine light. have continued beyond the first four khulafa’to include al-Hasan Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, because was the fifth of the khulafa’ and he legitimately transferred the kalilafah to Muawiyah, may Allah be pleased with him. This classical work presents authentic hadith about the first four Khalifahs of Islam, may Allah be pleased with them, illustrating both the integrity and wisdom that they displayed in governance. This book also highlights their contributions to that body of practice which is known as the Sunnah. The history outlined in these pages is further illuminated by a work which is even greater than it, but is itself an exposition that assumes a knowledge of what is in these pages, that is al-Awasim min al-Qawasim (‘Defence Against Disaster’) by Qadi Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi, may Allah show him mercy Whereas as-Suyuti gives most authentic traditions relating to these khilafahs, Qadi Abu bakr lays bare the real significance of many of the events which as-Suyuti so expertly relates.
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