Cities of The Middle East and North Africa: A Historical EncyclopediaArchived 2013-06-16 at the वेबैक मशीन, Michael Dumper, Bruce E. Stanley, pp. 226, ABC-CLIO, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57607-919-5, ... The principal event in the early history of Kufa, one that set the pattern for its future evolution, was that Ali b. Abi Talib,first cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet and last and most controversial of the rashidun (rightly guided) caliphs, chose Kufa as his residence.Therefore,for five years,between 656 and 661,Kufa was the capital of Islam ...
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Cities of The Middle East and North Africa: A Historical EncyclopediaArchived 2013-06-16 at the वेबैक मशीन, Michael Dumper, Bruce E. Stanley, pp. 226, ABC-CLIO, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57607-919-5, ... The principal event in the early history of Kufa, one that set the pattern for its future evolution, was that Ali b. Abi Talib,first cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet and last and most controversial of the rashidun (rightly guided) caliphs, chose Kufa as his residence.Therefore,for five years,between 656 and 661,Kufa was the capital of Islam ...
