The Battle of the Camel - Sheikh Mufid The Misty Land of Ideas and the Light of Dialogue (PBK) Shaista Yusufali

Shaista Yusufali

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each of which goes into the lives of three of the twelve Imams

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The Battle of the Camel - Sheikh Mufid The Misty Land of Ideas and the Light of Dialogue (PBK) Shaista YusufaliShaykh al Mufd (d. 413 1022), one of the major figures in the development of the Shii scholarly tradition, is best known for his Kitb al Irshd, an account of the lives of the Imams of the Ahl al Bayt. Particularly important among his other works is his al Jamal wa n Nusra, an account of the Battle of the Camel and the events leading up to it including also a delineation of the positions adopted by various groups and schools of thought. Readers to whom