Caliphs and Kings
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Caliphs and Kings (Arabic: Khilafat wa Mulukiyyat) is a book written by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi as a refutation of The caliphat of Mu'awiyah and Yazid (Arabic: Khilafat e Mu'awiyah wa Yazid), written by a Pakistani scholar, Mahmud Abbasi.
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Among a wide array of issues, the book contains some pasages relevant to the Shi'a view of Muawiyah I. It also contains some passages relevant to the Sahabi Hujr ibn Adi.
[edit] Muslim view
[edit] Sunni view
Not all Sunnis scholars appreciate this book, and some have written books in refutation of both this book and the book this book is trying to refute.
[edit] Shi'a view
Shi'a quote this work quite often, since it expreses views quite close to the Shi'a view in regards to Banu Umayyad dynasty.
[edit] External links
- Shi’ism and Sunnis: Conflict and Concord from Al-Islam.org
