Ma`rifat Farhangi Ejtemaei

The revolution of 35 AH that led to the assassination of Uthman ibn Affan is considered one of the most complex and influential periods in Islamic history. After this revolution, the Islamic world suffered numerous damages and seditions. Taha Hussein, a student of Durkheim and an Egyptian modernist thinker, has addressed this period of Islamic history in his works with a sociological approach. In this article, using the analytical method, while explaining the methodological foundations and explanatory dimensions of Taha Hussein's theory, a critical-analytical study of its methodological foundations and dimensions has been conducted. The main question of this research is whether Taha Hussein's analysis, despite its sociological depth, is capable of fully explaining this complex historical event or not? The research findings show that this theoretical analysis has failed to provide a complete explanation of this event due to some serious methodological and basic shortcomings. Although Taha Hussein's analysis is successful in identifying the contexts and enabling causes, it is unable to explain the causal causes and conscious actions of the actors based on the Islamic worldview.