Note 80 — Chapter V · The Rise of Islām and Invasions of the Arabs
Reading edition
He was the Prophet’s son-in-law, and had been elected in A.H. 44 by a council of six as successor to the stern `Omar, the second Caliph.
Reading edition
He was the Prophet’s son-in-law, and had been elected in A.H. 44 by a council of six as successor to the stern `Omar, the second Caliph.