About this course
Trace the four years of Imam Ali’s caliphate through questions of allegiance, conflict and just governance. The opening lessons establish the preceding political setting, including Uthman’s administration and the opposition to it, before turning to allegiance to Imam Ali, his inaugural speech and his sermons.
The narrative follows changes in provincial leadership and the events leading to the Battle of the Camel. It then moves through the change of capital, the rise of the Umayyads, Siffin, arbitration and the Khawarij, concluding with Nahrawan and Imam Ali’s assassination. Political decisions and the course of the civil wars are examined together.
What you’ll explore
- The political setting before Imam Ali’s caliphate
- Allegiance, inaugural addresses and governance
- Provincial leadership and the Battle of the Camel
- Siffin and arbitration
- The Khawarij, Nahrawan and Imam Ali’s assassination
Curriculum
- 01Print-Ready Course Notes
- 02The Predecessors of Imam Ali
- 03Who was Uthman ibn Affan?
- 04Revolutions Against Uthman's Administration
- 05Where was Mu'awiyah?
- 06Allegiance to Imam Ali
- 07The Philosophy of Paying Allegiance
- 08Imam Ali's Inaugural Speech
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- 09Imam Ali's Sermons
- 10Dismissal of Uthman's Governors
- 11The New Governors
- 12Imam Ali's Main Adversaries
- 13Prelude to the Battle of the Camel
- 14Pre-Battle Negotiations
- 15The Battle of the Camel
- 16Changing the Islamic Capital
- 17The Rise of the Umayyads
- 18Prelude to the Battle of Siffeen
- 19The Battle of Siffeen
- 20The Arbitration
- 21The Khawarij
- 22The Battle of Nahrawan
- 23The Assassination of Imam Ali
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