In this study of the early history of Islam, Madelung describes the conflict which developed after the death of the Prophet Muhammad for the leadership of the M... » 

In this study of the early history of Islam, Madelung describes the conflict which developed after the death of the Prophet Muhammad for the leadership of the Muslim community. He covers the period from the reign of the four Rightly Guided caliphs to its climax in the first inter-Muslim war. «