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The Rightly Guided Caliphs

64 articles

Abu Bakr as-Siddiq ﵁

  1. Part 1

    Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq ﵁ before the khilafah

    39 min read
  2. Part 2

    Battle of al-Yamamah

    21 min read
  3. Part 3

    The first bayʿah

    26 min read
  4. Part 4

    The public baiʿah and the first khutbah of Abu Bakr ﵁

    16 min read
  5. Part 5

    The expedition of Usama ibn Zayd ﵁ carried through

    16 min read
  6. Part 6

    The Ridda begins, the stance of Abu Bakr ﵁ on the zakat

    16 min read
  7. Part 7

    Khalid ﵁ and the campaign to Banu Asad & Ghatafan

    19 min read
  8. Part 8

    Governance and the bayt al-Maal

    18 min read
  9. Part 9

    Ridda in Bahrain, Oman, Mahra and Yemen

    17 min read
  10. Part 10

    Compilation of the Mushaf (Zayd ibn Thabit ﵁)

    26 min read
  11. Part 11

    Battle of the Chains (Dhāt al-Salāsil)

    16 min read
  12. Part 12

    The expedition of Khalid ﵁ in Iraq

    16 min read

ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ﵁

  1. Part 13

    'Umar ibn al-Khattab ﵁ before the caliphate

    40 min read

Abu Bakr as-Siddiq ﵁

  1. Part 14

    The first Hajj under the rule of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq ﵁

    16 min read
  2. Part 15

    ʿAmr ibn al-ʿAs ﵁ to Syria, Ajnadayn & Marj as-Suffar

    15 min read

ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ﵁

  1. Part 16

    Bayʿah of ʿUmar ﵁: nomination by Abu Bakr ﵁ and public bayʿah

    17 min read

Abu Bakr as-Siddiq ﵁

  1. Part 17

    The death of Abu Bakr ﵁ and the appointment of ʿUmar ﵁

    30 min read

ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ﵁

  1. Part 18

    First khutbah by "Amir al-Muʾminin"

    17 min read
  2. Part 19

    The rule of 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab ﵁

    22 min read
  3. Part 20

    Further conquests: Damascus, Hims, Saʿd ﵁ in Iraq

    20 min read
  4. Part 21

    Battle of al-Qadisiyyah

    26 min read
  5. Part 22

    Battle of Yarmuk

    25 min read
  6. Part 23

    The opening of Madaʾin Kisra (Ctesiphon)

    18 min read
  7. Part 24

    Establishment of the Hijri calendar

    17 min read
  8. Part 25

    Expansion of Masjid al-Haram and Masjid an-Nabawi

    15 min read
  9. Part 26

    Founding of Kufa and Basra

    19 min read
  10. Part 27

    Fall of Jerusalem, the Umariyya pact and khutbah al-Jabiyyah

    21 min read
  11. Part 28

    Year of Ashes (Ramadah) and the Plague of Amwas

    17 min read
  12. Part 29

    Expulsion of non-Muslims from the Hijaz (Najran and Khaybar)

    13 min read
  13. Part 30

    Establishment of the Diwan / stipend register

    17 min read
  14. Part 31

    Conquest of Egypt: ʿAmr ﵁, the Babylon fortress and Alexandria

    19 min read
  15. Part 32

    Battle of Nahavand, Fath al-Futuh

    16 min read
  16. Part 33

    The last Hajj of ʿUmar ﵁ (23 AH)

    16 min read
  17. Part 34

    Martyrdom of ʿUmar ﵁, Abu Luʾluʾa

    18 min read

ʿUthman ibn ʿAffan ﵁

  1. Part 35

    Bayʿah of ʿUthman ibn Affan ﵁

    15 min read
  2. Part 36

    First Khutbah & the Year of the Nosebleeds

    12 min read

ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ﵁

  1. Part 37

    Shura of Six & the Selection of ʿUthman ﵁

    17 min read

ʿUthman ibn ʿAffan ﵁

  1. Part 38

    The rule of Uthman ibn Affan ﵁

    19 min read
  2. Part 39

    Expansion of the Masjid al-Haram & Masjid an-Nabawi under ʿUthman ﵁

    13 min read
  3. Part 40

    Conquest of Cyprus & the First Islamic Fleet

    23 min read
  4. Part 41

    Battle of Sbeitla & the Conquest of Ifriqiya

    20 min read
  5. Part 42

    Continuation of the Conquests: Khurasan, Sijistan, Armenia, Darabjird (28–31 AH)

    18 min read
  6. Part 43

    Prosperity, Distribution of Spoils & Criticism of Wealth Distribution

    17 min read
  7. Part 44

    The Compilation of the Mushaf of ʿUthman ﵁

    21 min read
  8. Part 45

    The burning of divergent codices

    17 min read
  9. Part 46

    The banishment of Abu Dharr ﵁ to Rabadha

    21 min read
  10. Part 47

    Buildup of the Fitna & the First Uprising (33–34 AH)

    25 min read
  11. Part 48

    Battle of Dhat al-Sawari: The Battle of the Masts

    19 min read
  12. Part 49

    Siege of the house of ʿUthman ibn Affan ﵁

    29 min read
  13. Part 50

    The Martyrdom and Biographical Sketch of ʿUthman ﵁

    36 min read

ʿAli ibn Abi Talib ﵁

  1. Part 51

    Bay'ah of ʿAli ibn Abi Talib ﵁

    18 min read
  2. Part 52

    First administration and replacement of governors

    17 min read
  3. Part 53

    Conflict with Talha ﵁, Zubayr ﵁ and Aisha ﵂

    19 min read
  4. Part 54

    The Battle of the Camel

    18 min read
  5. Part 55

    The relocation of the capital to Kufa

    16 min read
  6. Part 56

    Negotiations with Muʿawiya ﵁

    16 min read
  7. Part 57

    The Battle of Siffin

    22 min read
  8. Part 58

    The martyrdom of ʿAmmar ibn Yasir ﵁ at Siffin

    18 min read
  9. Part 59

    The Arbitration and the First Fitna

    18 min read
  10. Part 60

    The rise of the Khawarij

    15 min read
  11. Part 61

    The Battle of Nahrawan

    15 min read
  12. Part 62

    The loss of Egypt and the death of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ﵁

    16 min read
  13. Part 63

    The final years and governance

    15 min read
  14. Part 64

    Martyrdom and legacy

    27 min read