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Preface Abbreviations Editors' Foreword Translator's Foreword The Caliphate of the Commander of the Faithful 'Ali b. Abi Talib The Events of the Year 35 (cont'd) (655/656) An Account of the Allegiance-Who Gave It and When The Settlement of the Affair by Giving of Allegiance to 'Ali b. Abi Talib The Expedition of Qustantin, King of Rum, against the Muslims The Events of the Year 36 (656/657) 'Ali Sends Out His Governors to the Garrison Cities Talhah and al-Zubayr Ask 'Ali If They Can Leave 'Ali Leaves for al-Rabadhah on His Way to al-Basrah The Buying of the Camel for 'A'ishah and the Report about the Dogs of al-Haw'ab 'A'ishah's Remark "By Allah! I Will Seek Vengeance for the Blood of 'Uthman!" and Her Departure for al-Basrah with Talhah and al-Zubayr and Their Followers Their Entry into al-Basrah and the Battle between Them and 'Uthman b. Hunayf An Account of 'Ali b. Abi Talib's Advance toward al-Basrah The Commander of the Faithful Dismounts at Dhu Qar 'Ali b. Abi Talib Sends His Son al-Hasan and 'Ammar b. Yasir from Dhu Qar to Get the Kufans to Mobilize with Him 'Ali Sets Up Camp at al-Zawiyah of al-Basrah The Battle Another Account of the Battle of the Camel The Severity of the Battle on the Day of the Camel and the Account of A'yan b. Dubay'ah's Looking into the Howdah The Killing of al-Zubayr b. al-'Awwam Those Routed on the Day of the Camel Who Hid and Went off into the Surrounding Towns 'Ali's Grief over Those Killed at the Battle of the Camel, Their Burial, and His Gathering What Was in the Camp and Its Despatch to al-Basrah The Number of Fatalities at the Battle of the Camel 'Ali's Visit to 'A'ishah and the Punishment He Ordered for Those Who Offended Her The Basrans' Allegiance to 'Ali and His Division of the Contents of the Treasury among Them 'Ali's Conduct toward Those Who Fought Him on the Day of the Camel Al-Ashtar Sends 'A'ishah a He-Camel He Had Bought for Her and Her Exit from al-Basrah to Mecca What 'Ali b. Abi Talib Wrote about the Victory to His Governor of al-Kufah 'Ali Accepts Allegiance from the People and the Account of Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan and 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Bakrah The Appointment of Ibn 'Abbas as Governor of al-Basrah and Ziyad over the Kharaj Tax 'Ali Equips 'A'ishah to Leave al-Basrah Accounts of the Carnage on the Day of the Camel What 'Ammar b. Yasir Told 'A'ishah When the Battle of the Camel Was Over The End of the Account of the Battle of the Camel 'Ali b. Abi Talib Sends Qays b. Sa'd b. 'Ubadah to Be Ruler of Egypt Muhammad b. Abi Bakr's Governorship of Egypt 'Ali Despatches Khulayd b. Tarif to Khurasan 'Amr b. al-'As Gives Allegiance to Mu'awiyah 'Ali b. Abi Talib Sends Jarir b. 'Abdallah al-Bajali to Call Mu'awiyah to Acknowledge 'Ali's Authority over Him Bibliography of Cited Works Index