which were amongst the earliest and closest companions of the Prophet Muhammad. Each of these Caliphs contributed greatly to the development of Islam as well as the contradictory emergence of the Sunni and Shi’ite schism. Abu Bakr was the first of the four Caliphs and ruled from 632-634 A.C. Abu Bakr was unfortunate to have the burden of leadership placed on him during the most sensitive of Muslim times. Since the death of Muhammad was quickly spreading‚ many Muslims and tribes decided to rebel‚ refusing
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After the demise of Muhammad‚ companions of the Prophet assembled and discussed who would be the next leader‚ it became apparent that no one was better suited for this responsibility than Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr became the Caliph on 632 C.E. His main objective was to maintain the heritage of the Prophet. Contributions to Islam - Conversion to Islam. His conversion became a milestone in the history of Islam. His conversion proved to be the greatest assurance of the sincerity of Muhammad. - Missionary
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right-wing extremist Christians and the rioting Muslims - lies in their differing perceptions of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad. To the former‚ Muhammad has no religious significance whatsoever as seen in the film where it “shows [Muhammad] authorizing the looting of cities‚ the raping of women‚ the taking of slaves‚ and the sexual assault of children”. (Moubayed‚ 2012) However‚ to Muslims‚ Muhammad is held in the highest esteem as he is the last Prophet sent by God and it was through him that the “the final
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followers of Sunni Islam. Sunnis are estimated to comprise over 90% of Muslims worldwide. A large majority of the remainder Identify as Shia‚ most commonly found In Iran. Muhammad is regarded as the main prophet to God. The Quran is the most sacred text‚ as it is believed to be the literal word of God as revealed to Prophet Muhammad. The quran holds the highest
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gentle boy) In the article “My Son-A Terrorist? (He was such a gentle boy)‚ Unni Wikan discusses the life of Muhammad Atta‚ a young innocent boy‚ who later became one of the pilots during the September 11‚ 2001 attack on the United States. In search for reasons behind such drastic transformation‚ Unni Wikan an antropologist who has lived in Egypt and may have crossed path with Muhammad Atta compares his life to that of another boy Sayyid whom she had known on a personal level. From what she had
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LEADERSHIP FROM AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE By LOKMAN EFFENDI RAMLI Page 1 of 27 1.0 INTRODUCTION Allah (s.w.t.)1 has created mankind with noble objective that people would lead their live in peace and harmony following the system of belief of his revelations sent down through Prophets from time to time since very beginning of the society in this world. On top of that‚ Allah (s.w.t) said in Al Qu’ran the responsible of humankind is to worship to him. “I have only created jinns and men
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Abstract The division of spiritual and temporal in Christianity has taken a long time to be enacted into the political theory of the occidental mind. There is a long history of church rule behind today’s secular political thinking. Which recognizes religion as of no significance in the eye of the state. They have taken the sovereignty from God and put it into the hands of the people. In doing so they have declared collective human conscience as their guide and have rejected all sorts of scriptures
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Another physical feature that provides importance are the designs of the mosaics of the Dome of the Rock. More importantly the crowns in the mosaics‚ which are “symbolic of dynastic rule in Kitdb al-tijd” symbolize the crowned kings of that dynasty (Khoury 62). Not only do the objects and shapes have a meaning in the Dome of the Rock‚ but also so do the colors on the objects. For example‚ the Dome of the Rock has the colors blue and gold: “In Islamic art‚ blue‚ the color of the sky suggest infinity
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him more than their own souls. WHO IS HE? Published by‚ Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ)‚ 30‚ Armenian street‚ Mannady ‚ chennai – 600001 Phone: 044-25215226 Cell: 99520 46555 Visit: www.onlinepj.com‚ www.tntj.net About 1484 years ago‚ Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was born in Mecca‚ Saudi Arabia. He was an honest and successful trader (business man) at the age of 25 and eventually became the richest at the age of 40 in Mecca. It was at the age of 40‚ when he revealed
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Bibliography: Cook‚ Michael. Muhammad (Oxford 1996) Chapters 2 - 6. Fouracre‚ Paul. The New Cambridge Medieval History‚ volume 1. Light Sura‚ P. 220-226. http://www.alim.org/library/quran/surah/english/24/PIK accessed 21st of October 2013.
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