Not all the Caliphs are the true successors of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Only first FOUR Caliphs are called Rashidoon - the Rightful Caliphs. Unfortunately, the caliphs after Hazrat Ali RAU didn't follow the teachings of Islam in letter and spirit. They can't be called the Rightful Caliphs.
Yes. It was a democratic process called Ashura or Intikhabat where leaders in the Muslim community voted on who would succeed Mohammed. (The word for "successor" in Arabic is "Caliph".) They elected Abu Bakr. This infuriated Shiites who believed that Mohammed had already prophesied on who his successor should be, 'Ali, and this divine revelation could not be undone by man.
Yes, prophet Muhammad Successor was elected by Muslims. He was called Caliph.
Abu Bakr was the next ruler in the Sunni tradition. The Shi'ite do not follow this tradition, believing that it was to have been Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law Ali.
yes
Muhammad lead his followers to madinah in about 622 C.E.
The migration of Muhammad (PBUH) and his followers, to Medina is known as the Hijra.
Muhammad never wrote the Qur'an down. He recited it and it was memorized by his followers. It was transcribed after he died in the mid-7th century.
Muhammad's followers where called muslims
Prophet Muhammad Born After Christ / Isa. So he didn't exist in 620bc
they treated them with respect but torturing the followers
muhammads followers renamed yathrib "medina"
Muhammad and his followers initially thought that music would distract the faithful from their true purpose.
no
what did muhammads followers think of him? Followers of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) regard him as the last messenger of god, and the servant of god. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the idol of all muslims, he is the leader.
In A.D. 630.
Prophet Muhammad PBUH laid foundation of Islamic Rule in Madina .