This dissertation deals with al-Husayn's uprising and death based on the classical Arabic sources. It is argued that al-Husayn's uprising and opposition to Yazïd's caliphate were directly connected to the matter of the caliphate and the caliph's qualifications. He refused to recognize Yazïd's caliphate because he considered it as illegitimate due to the fact that Yazïd was not qualified to assume such an important office. It is also argued that because of Mu-c-âwiya, who attempted to secure Yazïd's succession by forcing all Muslims to pay homage to him, Yazïd became caliph. [...] / Ce mémoire est une étude de la révolte et mort de al-Husayn qui se base sure les sources arabes classiques. Nous proposons que la révolte de al-Husayn et son opposition au califate de Yazïd sont étroitement liées à l'institution du califat et aux conditions que le calife devait remplir. Il a refusé de reconnaître le califat de Yazïd, le considérant illégitime, puisque Yazïd n'avait pas les compétences pour occuper la charge d'un devoir aussi important. Nous proposons d'ailleurs que c'est à cause du califate de Mu-c-âwiya, qui, lui a tenté d'imposer la succession de Yazïd en obligeant les Musulmans à lui rendre hommage, que Yazïd est devenu calife. [...]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.108795 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Ahmad, Riadh. |
| Contributors | Turgay, Uner (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | French |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy. (Department of Islamic Studies.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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