We have revealed this fact in our book on 'Abd Allah ibn...

We have revealed this fact in our book on 'Abd Allah ibn Saba' and have shown how later historians have relied on at-Tabari in quoting the story. Here we cite as examples two past and present writers and historians: 1-Among past historians we must mention Ibn Khaldun, the great thinker and historian. In his book of "al-Mubtada' wa al-khabar" he describes the murder of 'Uthman and the battle of al-Jamal and then quotes some parts of this fable. He says in volume two, page 425: "Such was…