What is the name of the book that elaborates on the incident of the Great Fitna (strife) according to the creed of the People of Sunnah, clarifies its details, explains the causes and parties involved in the events, and refutes all misconceptions?
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Among the most important books that discuss tribulations (fitan) are: "Al-'Awasim min al-Qawasim" by Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi, "Al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya" by Ibn Kathir, and "Minhaj al-" by Ibn Taymiyyah. Among contemporary books are: "Shubuhat al-Rafidah Hawl al- wa Raddaha" (The Doubts of the Rafidah Concerning the Companions and Their Refutation) by Sheikh Ali bin Nayef al-Shahhoud, who also has a study titled: "Al-Fitnah fi Ahd al-Khulafa' al-Rashidin" (Tribulation in the Era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs). Among the concise books is: "Huqbah min al-Tarikh" (An Era from History) by Sheikh Othman al-Khamis.
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