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Who took over after Mohammad death?
muhammads caliphs
Did the Sunnis believe that all caliphs should be descendants of Muhammad son In law Ali?
yes
Did the Sunnis believe that all caliphs should be descendants of Muhammad's son in law Ali true or false?
TRUE
What group believed that all caliphs must be direct descendants of Muhammad?
Shiites.
Did the sunnis believe that all caliphs are descendants of Muhammad's son Ali?
None of the 5 rightly-guided caliphs were Ali's sons as they were too young. The first caliph after Muhammad (peace be upon him) died was his best friend and long-term supporter Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)
Why are muhammads elected successors called the rightly guided caliphs?
The first four Caliphs are the most trusted followers of the holy Prophet (SAW) who were elected by the majority vote of the holy Companions RA of the holy Prophet (SAW). For this they are called the Khulafai Rashideen.
What importance did Caliphs have in ancient times?
None. Caliphs came to power in the Medieval Period. As for the Medieval period, the Caliphs were the leaders of the Muslim Empires called Caliphates. The four first Caliphs were called the Rightly-Guided Caliphs and they also had some religious authority in Islam. Because of the barbarity of the Umayyad Caliphs, the religious authority left the Caliphs and vested in the local Imams. Religious authority would return to the Caliphs in the mid-1500s in the Ottoman Empire until Atatürk abolished the Caliphate in 1936.
Which city was under the rule of the 1st 4 caliphs in ancient Rome?
There was no rule of caliphs in ancient Rome. The caliphs emerged after the fall of Rome
The last of the orthodox caliphs who was assassinated in 661?
Ali was the last of the Orthodox caliphs.
Who was the first kalifa of islam?
The 1st Caliph of the Islamic Empire after the Prophet Muhammad's (saw) death was Abu Bakr. Sunni: They believe that the first 4 Caliphs were the Rashidun Caliphs (Rightly Guided), and that they were the righteous Caliphs.Shi'a: They believe that Abu Bakr shouldn't have been the Caliph, as it should have been Ali ibn Abu Talib.I hope you got the answer you were looking for here!
Who was the last of the othrodox caliphs?
Hazrat Ali RAU was the Fourth and last Rashidoon Caliphs.
Were caliphs Muslim rulers who succeeded Muhammad?
Yes. The Caliphs are the political successors to Muhammad.
