The role of Kufah in the political developments of the Muslim World and its ups and downs throughout are very important in history. Knowing how Kufah came to be established and its social conditions in a turbulent period of Islamic history (17 A.H. - end of Hasan ibn Ali's khilafah) is of great help in understanding the prevalent political-social conditions in the city during the transfer of power from Hasan ibn Ali (pbuh) to Mu'awiyah. This paper deals with the developments of early Islamic history in Kufah with an emphasis on the period of Hasan ibn Ali's khilafah.
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