History Of Islam Masud Ul Hasan Pdf 82 Official

After the martyrdom of Caliph Uthman, the companions in Medina unanimously turned to – the Prophet’s cousin and son-in-law. According to Masud-ul-Hasan, Ali’s first challenge was not external (like the Byzantine or Persian empires), but internal. He inherited a fractured polity where the governors appointed by Uthman refused to step down.