The Middle East and Islamic World Reader
Contributors: Marvin E. Gettleman (Editor); Stuart Schaar (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: April 4, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780802139368
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Islamic studies; Middle East - History; Islam - General; Islamic History; History; History - General History; Middle East - General; History: World; Religion / Islam; Ethnic Studies - General; Religion; Civilization; Islamic countries; Middle East
First sentence: on the battlefield. Shiites continued to believe in the legitimate succession only of those who descended from Ali's lineage.