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    ALI SIGNIFICANCE DURING THE PROPHET’S LIFETIME: Ali was the first cousin of the Holy Prophet and so belonged to the Banu Hashim. His father was Abu Talib bin Abdul Muttalib‚ who had brought up Mohammad in his childhood. Ali was about ten years old whepn the Prophet received the first revelation. Ali got the special opportunity of living in the company of the Prophet and so developed great love for him since his childhood. Ali was brave and literate and was a very intelligent youth of Makkah. He

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    was appointed governor of Yemen in 631. has the honour of giving bath to the dead body of the Prophet (saw) and lay him in the grave. The Prophet (saw) declared him his brother when the brotherhood took place in Madina. He took oath on the caliphates of the first three caliphs an important advisor to all caliphs. 4th Caliph He was assassinated in Kufa in 660 AD‚ 60 AH among the ten blessed

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    of the Prophet Muhammad‚ may Allah bless him and grant him peace. 3. A form of death which will kill thousands of Muslims. (Understood to refer to the plague of Amwas during the caliphate of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab.) 4. A major fighting in Madinah (understood to refer to the battle of al-Harrah during the caliphate of Yazid‚ 63 AH). 5. The Muslim conquest of Jerusalem. 6. The Muslim conquest of Constantinople. 7. Two large groups of Muslims will fight in war. 8. A war between the Muslims

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    different forms‚ evolving and growing. This additionally contributed to the shift to monotheistic religions‚ as many converted from polytheistic religions to Islam‚ which worshipped only one deity‚ Allah. Furthermore‚ the development of the Umayyad Caliphate following the Islamic Schism contributed to the spread of civilization‚ as they focused on military expansion and conquering‚ while the Abbasid Dynasty which soon followed focused on knowledge and education. The First Great Schism promoted the

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    ISIS and Boko Haram both share a goal of having a Islamic state and although they share some similar ideals they are different in many ways too. ISIS and Boko Haram own many territories and declare caliphate in their territory. These terrorists group have killing many innocent people‚ kidnapping‚ and committed many heinous acts upon achieving their goals. Because of these similar ideas Boko Haram declared allegiance to ISIS. They will both benefit from this as Boko Haram is a smaller terrorist group

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    Democracy while it lasts long is bloodier than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember‚ democracy never lasts long.  It soon wastes‚ exhausts‚ and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide - John Adams   Dictatorship; a rule with just one person or a few of them controlling the country may sound like a regime with less chaos and corruption. Despite such a promising scenario I tend not to agree with John Adams statement. It’s not democracy that dies off‚ rather it is

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    Babakian Revolt One of the strongest manifestations of discontent was the Babakian (also known as the Khorramid) mutiny. At its core‚ it was a peasant rebellion against feudal injustice. Nonetheless‚ it transmuted into an ideological movement‚ adopting Mazedist religious canons and resurrecting an earlier struggle against Sassanid rulers. Khorramids‚ an advanced offshoot of Mazdeism‚ opposed slavery. It promoted communal ownership of agricultural land and promoted women’s rights. They were extremely

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    Terrorism’s violent acts are about the message. Terrorist’s publish and issue manifestos‚ fatwas or declarations of war to justify and defend their violent activities and explain the purpose of their actions. (German‚ 2007‚ p. 95) Al-Qaeda is a cross between “Egyptian Islamist radicalism‚” and “Arabian Peninsula Wahhabi fanaticism” (Wahhabism) and Salafism (Ryan‚ 2013‚ p. 55) Some of bin-Laden’s ideological mentors included Islamic scholars and theologians such as Ibn Taymiyya‚ Ibn al-Qayyim

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    This Hebrew astrolabe is an ancient astronomical device which was used to interpret time by the positon of the sun and the stars in the sky. Apart from finding the time of the day or night‚ astrolabes were used for mathematical calculations and predicting horoscopes. The very first astrolabes were made in 150B.C in Greece. By 800 B.C the astrolabe was well developed in the Islamic world and was used for various purposes such as timekeeping‚ survey and determining prayer time. Also‚ it was used as

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    because of their loyalty not merit. After the restoration all high rank officers were from Unionist‚ many lower rank soldiers lost their positions. 2. OSMANLI AHRAR PARTISI supported by Prince Sabahattin‚ aim was to sustain decentralization and caliphate. they were organized against CUP manipulating Islam. 3. LOWER RANKING ULEMA & SHEIKS the idea based on Pan-islamism‚ closer relations with Kadi‚ muftu and sheiks. but‚ with the new regime this group was not happy with the idea of secularism.

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