History of Islam • Islam founded by Prophet Muhammad in 610 C.E. • Rapid growth through the Umayyad Caliphate 750 C.E. Islamic Schism With Muhammad’s death in 632 C.E. a dispute between his followers occurred. Most followed his Father in Law (Abu Bakr) and became what is now known as Sunni. The remainder followed his cousin (Ali ibn Abi Talib) and became known as Shia. While the two groups have significant differences they still belong to the same overarching religion. Their tenets of faith differ
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The Filipinos lived in settlements called barangays before the colonization of the Philippines by the Spaniards. As the unit of government‚ a barangay consisted from 30 to 100 families. It was headed by a datu and was independent from the other groups. (The Tagalog word barangay came from the Malay word balangay‚ a boat that transported them to the islands.) Usually‚ several barangays settled near each other to help one another in case of war or any emergency. The position of datu was passed on
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prophet which point to his extraordinary life * Despite these‚ Muslims are careful to not elevate Muhammad’s status beyond that of a human being * Muhammad’s mother Aminah died when he was a young child. * Muhammad was raised by his uncle Abu Talib who was a wealthy merchant. * In the course of working for his uncle‚ Muhammad met his future wife the wealthy widow Khadija * The marriage of Muhammad and Khadija saw the birth of six children * After spending considerable time
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Here are some of the following; Abu Bakr‚ and ’Umar ibn al-Khattab. Their religion is judaism‚ and christianity. The government for the islam’s has a highly complex and far reaching government. The islamics trade was that they brought silk for fancy dresses‚paper‚ furs‚ lacquer work‚ porcelain
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CHAPTER 18 MELTING MARBLES Checkpoint Halo It was New Year’s Day‚ and the coffee pot was brewing some fresh coffee. Jerry and Gordon were discussing the raid activities‚ and Sally was checking to see how many hits Abu received from his YouTube announcement. Suddenly‚ the doors of the bunker started to open. Instinctively‚ Gordon and Jerry grabbed their pistols and ran to see who was coming in. A Jeep Cherokee drove down the ramp and stopped before reaching the bottom. A lanky fellow with
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1. Sitting after Fajr remembering Allah until sunrise: “Whoever prays fajr in congregation‚ then sits remembering Allah until sunrise‚ then prays 2 rakats of salat has a complete reward of (Nafil) Hajj and Umrah. (The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) repeated the word ‘complete’ 3 times for emphasis) [Tirmidhi] ... 2. A house in Jannah for praying 12 Sunnah each day: “Allah will build house in Jannah for whoever is diligent in obsering 12 sunnah rakat (as follows) 4 rakat before and
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Life Sketch INTRODUCTION Abu al-Hasan Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Habib al-Mawardi was born in Basrah. in 972 A.D. He was educated at first in Basrah where‚ after completion of his basic education‚ he learned Fiqah (Islamic jurisprudence) from the jurist Abu al-Wahid al-Simari. He then went to Baghdad for advanced studies under Sheikh Abd al-Hamid and Abdallah al-Baqi. His proficiency in jurisprudence Ethics‚ Political science and literature proved useful in securing a respectable career for him. Al-Mawardi
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He was the first to swear allegiance to Hazrat Abu Bakr and throughout his Khilafat remained his friend and
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HISTORY OF THE HOLY QURAN Islam appeared in the form of a book: the Quran. Muslims‚ consider the Quran (sometimes spelled "Koran") to be the Word of God as transmitted by the Angel Gabriel‚ in the Arabic language‚ through the Prophet Muhammad. The Muslim view‚ moreover‚ is that the Quran supersedes earlier revelations; it is regarded as their summation and completion. It is the final revelation‚ as Muhammad is regarded as the final prophet - ’the Seal of the Prophets." In a very real sense the
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What went wrong ? : Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response is a book by Bernard Lewis. It was first published in Great Britain. This paperback edition was released in 2002 by Phonix‚ an imprint of Origon Books. Bernard Lewis is a Professor of Near Eastern Studies Emeritus at Princeton University. He wrote more than two dozen books concerning the Islamic-Western issues. His most notable works are: The Arab in History‚ The Assassins‚ The Middle East ‚ and Crisis in Islam. What Went Wrong? is his
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