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Islam
Islam is a monotheistic faith and the world's second largest religion. Followers of Islam, called Muslims, believe that God revealed His will to Muhammad and other prophets, including Moses, Abraham, Adam, and Jesus.
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Abu Bakr was the father of Muhammad's (PBUH) Beloved wife Aisha.
AnswerAbu Bakr was the First Caliph in Islam. Abu Bakr"No one has been a better companion to me than Abu Bakr," said the holy Prophet in his last sermon. A great reward indeed! Abu Bakr had earned it. All his life he stood by the side of the Prophet. He did not care for his life. He did not care for his riches. He did not care for what others said about him. His only ambition was to serve the Prophet more than anyone else. The cost did not matter. The ambition was fulfilled. And Abu Bakr got his reward in full. The Messenger of Allah was well pleased with him. He gave him the first place among the Companions. Abu Bakr was to be the first man to fill the place of the Prophet. He was also to lie in eternal rest by the prophet's side.Abu Bakr was two years younger than the Prophet. His parents named him Abdul Kaaba, which means the servant of the Kaaba. When he became a Muslim, the Prophet changed his pagan name to Abdullah. Howevr, in early youth he had adopted the surname of Abu Bakr. He had come to be known by this name among people. Even to this day, the world generally knows him as Abu Bakr.
The name of Abu Bakr's father was Uthman, but he was known as Abu Qahafa. Salma was Abu Bakr's mother. She was also known as Umm-ul-Khair. Abu Bakr belonged to a branch of the Quraish.
From early years, Abu Bakr was known for good and upright nature. He was honest and truthful. He came of a noble family. These things won him respect among the people. His goodness also won him the friendship of young Muhammad (Peace be Upon him). The two became fast friends in early boyhood. The friendship was to prove lifelong and history-making.
When he grew up, Abu Bakr became a rich merchang. But he used to be very kind-hearted. When he saw someone in trouble, his heart melted. He did his best to help him. If his money could remove suffering, he did not care home much he had to spend. Once he gave away thirty-five dirhams out of his total fortune of forty thousand. He was so honest in his dealings that people kept their money with him. Above all, Abu Bakr had a sincere heart and a firm will. Nothing could stop him from doing what he thought was the right thing to do.
These great qualities were soon to serve the noblest cause known to the world. Abu Bakr was to become the strongest supporter of the Redeemer of mankind. He was to become the first among the Companions. He was to make Arabia and thereby the world safe for Islam after the Prophet has passed away.
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The Shaikhayn, i.e. Hadrat Abû Bakr and Hadrat 'Umar 'radiy-Allâhu 'anhumâ', are the highest ones of the Ashâb-i-kirâm. Concomitant to a recent increase in the number of holders of bid'at, i.e. heretics, doubts have been being voiced concerning their superiority. So dreadful is the decaying trend that the correct tenets of belief taught by the Salaf as-sâlihîn (the early Islamic scholars) are being forgotten gradually. Indeed, it is an open fact based both on narrations and on logic that the Shaikhayn are the highest. Narrations come to us through three different courses. Allâhu ta'âlâ promised to His beloved Prophet in the fifty-fifth âyat of Nûr sûra that He would give him believing and pious Khalîfas and reinforce the Islamic religion through those Khalîfas. This fact is confirmed by the dreams which the Messenger of Allah had as well as by the dreams that the Ashâb-i-kirâm had and which the Messenger of Allah explained. Rasûlullah 'sall-Allâhu 'alaihi WA sallam' stated several times both directly and indirectly that the Shaikhayn would succeed him as his Khalîfas (caliphs) after him. His statements, which are documentary sources, have been conveyed to us through (an authentic chain of narrations and reports termed) tawâtur. Then, the Shaikhayn are the highest Muslims. It is stated in a hadîth-i-sherîf reported by Tirmuzî and Hâkim: "After me, follow Abû Bakr and 'Umar!" This hadîth-i-sherîf was reported by Huzayfa and ibn Mas'ûd. Hâkim's book quotes Enes bin Mâlik as having related: The tribe of Benî Mustalâq sent me to the Messenger of Allah to ask him to name the person to whom we were to pay our zakâts after him. When I came to Rasûlullah 'sall-Allâhu 'alaihi WA sallam' and asked him, he said, "Give them to Abû Bakr!" They sent me again. When I reported their question who would be the person to receive our zakâts after Abû Bakr, he said, "'Umar!" I came to him once again with the message asking for the name of the person to take our zakâts. The Prophet's answer was: "(You will be giving them to) 'Uthmân!" As the Messenger of Allah had to repair to bed during his last fatal illness, he appointed Hadrat Abû Bakr 'radiy-Allâhu ta'âlâ 'anh' as the imâm (to conduct the public prayers called salât, [or namâz,] in jamâ'at). He explicitly rejected the question if someone else could be the imâm. This was the event from which the notables of the Sahâba such as Hadrat 'Umar and Hadrat Alî inferred that Abû Bakr was to be (the first) Khalîfa. None of the Sahâba was opposed to their inference. According to a narration in Bukhârî, Abû Bakr as-Siddîq was conducting the morning prayer in jamâ'at with the command of Rasûlullah, when the blessed Messenger slightly raised the curtain hanging in the doorway and, seeing his Sahâba performing the namâz, he gave a happy smile. Thinking that the Messenger of Allah intended to come in and conduct the namâz, Abû Bakr as-Siddîq moved aside, which made the Sahâba rejoice with the same expectation. Motioning with his blessed hand, the most beautiful human being commanded, "Complete your namâz!" Then he let the curtain go down. He passed away that day. According to a narration unanimously reported by the scholars of Hadîth, one day a woman asked Rasûlullah a question. "Come back later and ask (the same question)," was the blessed Prophet's reply. The woman asked again, "O Messenger of Allah! What do I do if I can't find you here?" Rasûlullah stated, "If you can't find me when you come here, ask Abû Bakr!"
Abu Bakr:
Born to a wealthy family, Abu Bakr was a successful merchant with a reputation for honesty and kindness. Tradition has it that, having long been a friend to Muhammad(p.b.u.h), Abu Bakr immediately accepted him as a prophet and became the first adult male to convert to Islam. Muhammad married Abu Bakr's daughter Aishah and chose him to accompany him to Medina.
Shortly before his death, Muhammad asked Abu Bakr to offer up a prayer for the people. This was taken as a sign that the Prophet had chosen Abu Bakr to succeed him, and after Muhammad's death, Abu Bakr was accepted as the first "deputy of the Prophet of God," or caliph. Another faction preferred Muhammad's son-in-law Ali as caliph, but Ali eventually submitted, and Abu Bakr took over governance of all Muslim Arabs.
As Caliph, Abu Bakr brought all of central Arabia under Muslim control and was successful in spreading Islam further through conquest. He also saw to it that the Prophet's sayings were preserved in written form. The collection of sayings would be compiled into the Quran (or Q'uran or Koran).
Abu Bakr died in his sixties (between 60 & 69 years old), likely from natural causes. Before his death he named a successor, establishing a tradition of government by chosen successors .....And Uthman ibn Affan was chosen.
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What Muslim empires government encouraged religious and cultural toleration?
The Ottoman Empire's government was consistently tolerant. The Mughal Empire's government waxed and waned between tolerance under some rulers and intolerance under others. The Safavid Empire was consistently intolerant.
What two cities are most important to the Islamic faith?
Mecca and Medina are two of the most important cities in Islam.
What is the significance of mecca to the Arabs?
Kaaba, the first God house on earth; is located in Makkah (or Mecca) and is surrounded by AlMajid al-Haram; or called the Grand Mosque; (The first and greatest Mosque in the world) and also Makkah (or Mecca) is the birthplace of prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Three reasons why Islam unified the Arabian people?
It got rid of tribalism - people were not given rights because they belonged to a specific tribe anymore. Even a tribeless person had rights.
It got rid of tribal fueds - Muslims were not allowed to kill other Muslims whereas before they would start wars over the tiniest things
It gave them a common goal to work towards and they had to rely on each other to acheive it.
The battle of Badr was won by the Muslims of Madinah led by the Holy Prophet.
What were the three major Muslim empires?
The most powerful Islamic States in history are the Abbassid Caliphate, the Ottoman Sultanate, and the Mughal Kingdom of India.
The Abbassid Caliphate was based out of Iraq and extended across the entire Arab World except Morocco at its height. (The Umayyad Caliphate was larger, but existed for a very short time.)
The Ottoman Sultanate controlled the Balkans region of Europe, the central parts of the Middle East and parts of North Africa. It was based in Turkey.
The Mughal Kingdom controlled the northern half of India and most of Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Did the Ottomans favor Muslims?
If you mean the Ottomans of Turkey, Yes. They were the Muslims, They favoured Islam. They ruled the Islamic world for a fairly long period of History. The Ottoman Caliphate ended in 1921 as a result of First World War.
It is important to note that the Ottoman Empire only favored Sunni Muslims and treated Shiites in the same way that it treated non-Muslims.
How did Islam spread from the Byzantine Empire?
During the time of the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad(Pbuh). A messenger was send to the Byzantine Emperor inviting him and the rest of the empire to join the Religion of Islam claiming it to be the final religion from God. They have killed the messenger. As back then and even today the custom amongst all nations was that you do not kill messengers for that is an open indication of war.
War started between the early Muslims from Arabia and the Byzantines but no conflict occurred. There was a time when the Prophet Muhammad moved his forces up north but they did not meet the Byzantines.
It is only After the Prophets death that a new Caliph (Successor to the prophet in leading the people ) was elected by the companions of the prophet and some helping tribes, the man becoming the Caliph was the best friend of The Prophet Known as Abu-Bakr. After successfully reconquering Arabia within 2 years Abu-Bakr had passed away and a new Caliph Umar-Ibn-Al Khattab came to authority. He was said to be a very powerful leader. They did not forget the time when the messenger was killed. But now with all of Arabia under Islam they were powerful enough to fight their enemies. Both the Byzantines and the sassanid Persians.
Conflict kept going until the rise of the Ottoman Empire who had finished what started years ago by taking over Constantinople. In Europe Islam was seen as a threat to Christianity so it was obvious to both sides that peace can not be attained and well as every Empire wanted to grow in land the Ottomans controlling most of the Muslim lands knew the best way to grow is to the west where their enemies are. And that is how Islam got in to conflict with Europe.
Okay i'm sorry for all my typos and spelling mistakes if there are any(Which probably are) And also this was a summary of what i have heard this mite be wrong information but it also mite be right i highly advice you to keep searching for answers and verify my information.
What percent of iraquis are shi'ite?
near 70%
shia Muslims live in many countries. Iran is the main Shia county and the leader of Shia Islam in world. Shia Islam constitute the majority of the population in Iran (90%), Azerbaijan (75%), Bahrain (30%), Lebanon (65% of Muslims) and Iraq (65%), Yemen (45%). Other countries with a significant proportion of Shia are Syria (15%), Kuwait (35%), Pakistan (20%), India (23% of Muslims), Afghanistan (15%), Saudi Arabia (18%), Turkey (20%), United Arab Emirates (16%), Qatar (15%), Albania(25%).
other Muslim countries are mainly sunni with minor shia population. Qum in Iran and Najaf in iraq are two main city of Shia Islam.
What things caused the Islamic empire to grow?
I can answer this question by two ways...one as i am Muslim other as a reader in history
i will use the 2nd one
what happened that all people in other nations lived for there interest
but Muslims lived to help others
on other hand we should be fair and say Muslims were fair,justice when they defeat enemies
How many Muslims are in the world today?
Islam is reportedly the fastest growing religion currently. There are over 2 billion muslims worldwide.
Who is the caliph with the shortest rule in history?
Umayyad Caliph Ibrahim ruled for a few weeks at the end of the year 744 C.E. This is the shortest reign of any Caliph.
If you are referring to the Rightly-Guided Caliphs, Hassan ibn Ali ruled as Caliph for seven months in 661 C.E. before ceding power to Mu'awiya and conceding the end of the the Rightly-Guided Caliphs. Of the four dominant Rightly-Guided Caliphs, colleague Ibrahim El-Osery is correct that Abu Bakr ibn Quhafah reigned for the the shortest amount of time, 27 months from 632 C.E. to 634 C.E.
What was the religion of the Arabs before Islam?
Arabia was majority pagan before the arrival of Islam. They believed in many gods (polytheism) and were open the idea of there being many other gods besides what they worshipped (henotheism).
Allah was the creator sky God who was supreme above the other gods. However he was not directly accessible to Mankind so they worshipped an array of intercessor gods and demons who interceded to Allah on behalf of the person praying.
The chief of these gods was Hubal. Hubal was portrayed as a man of rock with an arm of gold. Then there were the chief three goddesses Al-Lat (considered feminine form of Allah), Al-Uzza & Al-Manat. They were considered to be the daughters of Allah. Al-Lat was the mother goddess, she was also said to have been worshipped in Carthage and the Levant. She has been depicted riding a camel and is equated with Roman Minerva and Greek Athena. Al-Uzza was a war goddess and Goddess of Beauty, the pagan Arabs envoked her before heading into battle. She was portrayed as some kind of warrior queen and has been equated with Egyptian Isis and Greek Aphrodite. The third was Al-Manat who is said to have been the most ancient of the three. She was the Goddess of time and fate and was associated with death. She is equated with the Graeco-Roman goddess Nemesis.
Other major deities of the pagan Arabs included;
Wadd - Love and Friendship
Dhu'l'Khalasa - Oracular god of white stone
Manaf - Women and Menses
Ta'lab - Oracular deity originating from Sheba
Dhushara - Lord of the Mountain
Amm - Moon god, associated with Weather and Lightning
Al-Qaum - War and Night. Envoked to protect caravans.
The pagan Arabs also believed in minor gods and demons known as Jinn (Jinnee, Genie). Belief in Jinns remained as a part of Islam. Marids and Ifrits were two types of Jinn. There were other monsters such as Ghouls, who roamed the deserts at night and ate the flesh of the dead. There was also the Nasnas, depicted as half a man. It was said to have been a dangerous and agile creature. Bahamuth (Behemoth) was a large creature that crushed its victims.
The pagan Arabs didn't believe in an afterlife. They believed that once you died that was it, you were dust.
The Kabah (cube in Mecca) was filled with some 360 idol prior to the arrival of Islam. The exact worship rituals of the Pagan Arabs are not known but there are references to them. Circumabulating around the Kabah as Muslims do today while performing Hajj or Umrah was one of the mentioned rituals. It is more than likely that they prostrated and bowed infront of their idols and gave offerings (possibly food, clothes, water, wealth etc). Swaying, playing tambourines, reciting poetry and dancing may have also formed part of the worship rituals of the pre-Islamic Arabs. Sacrifices of animals and even humans (often babies) have been documented. These were said to be done in times of great need but cannot be said for certain. It is possible that the burying of infant daughters as documented in the Qur'an may have been linked to such human sacrifice rituals but cannot be verified.
What did the the new German empire build in the Islamic religion?
Suez Canal
*Cheating on your E2020 class :-)
Why did the spanish Jews welcome the Muslin invasions?
The ruling classes of Spain were descended from the Visigoths, who had adopted the Arian sect of Christianity. When the King of Spain converted to Catholicism, he intended to require the same of all his nobles. The nobles knew that under Islamic rule, they would have religious freedom, so welcomed the Muslims to Spain.
What are ways that Arabs who lived in villages make their living?
Arabs make living through trade,harvesting, that's pretty much it. I should know my Friend is one and so am I.
How many people are named Dylan?
There are over 25 thousand people in the United States named Dylan. There are also around 100 people with the last name Dylan.
What was the impact of the Muslim Empire on other cultures?
The Muslim empire created the idea of symmetry which is used in almost every culture
What was Muhammad doing when God spoke to him?
There are references in the Bible that God is speaking to prophets (God spoke to Noah - Gen 8:15, God spoke to Abraham - Gen 24:7, God spoke to Jacob - Gen 31:11, God spoke to Moses - Exo 6:2, God spoke to Samuel -1Sam 3:17, God spoke to David - 2Sam 23:3, etc...)
If the question is asking for what was Mohammad doing when Jibriel appeared to him. The answer is:
Mohammad was meditating or sleeping in a cave called Hira where he used to go and spent time in meditaion when the following incident happened. Mohammad had a strange experience at the cave of Hira while he was sleeping in one of these trips. A spirit appeared to him and forced him three times to the ground so that Mohammad thought he was visited by an evil spirit and going to die. This spirit made him recite the first verses of Quran (found in the 96th chapter of the modern day Quran). The terrified Mohammad went to his wife Kadijah and told her to cover him up and she covered him until his fear was over. Then she took him to her cousin Waraqah and he told Mohammad that it was an angel of God who appeared to him. After this incident Mohammad had suicidal thoughts. Later, Mohammad claimed that when he was on the way to a mountain to throw himself down to commit suicide a voice was heard, "You are the messenger of Allah and l am Gabriel." When this incident was told to Kadijah she told him, "I swear by Allah that you are a Messenger for this nation." One thing to notice here is that the spirit appeared to Mohammad is not the Gabriel who appeared in the Biblical incidents. Two main reasons for this is that: 1) when Gabriel appeared to Biblical personalities they were not terrified or had suicidal attempt after the incident as Mohammad did and 2) Mohammad's later revelations were contradictory to Biblical messages came through Gabriel (Example: Gabriel told Daniel that Messiah would die for others and Gabriel told Mary that Jesus would be called the Son of God).
Answer B : Hints on Answer A Above1. How; in the answer above; one confirms that God never spoke to Muhammad. God never spoke directly to any of God prophets except prophet Moses and prophet Muhammad [only once when he was supported by his miraculous trip from Makkah (or Mecca) to AlQods (or East Jerusalem) and from there to the Heavens]. all other God prophets; including Muhammad were spoken by God through His angels.2. Muhammad was going to cave Hiraa for meditating and Angel Gabriel didn't force him to the ground. The angel hugged him strongly and that exhausted Muhammad.
3. Muhammad never thought of committing suicide. I wonder of the source of these lies. sorry to say that because it is really a lie that I never heard about before.
4. how one confirms that the Angel appeared to Muhammad was neither an angel nor is Gabriel. I invite those to read about the proofs of the Quran authenticity and that it reflects real God word revelations to prophet Muhammad (PBUH). They can consult those who converted to Islam to know the truth.
5. Quran was revealed to correct for the alterations introduced in the written texts of the Bible and Torah. So, how the story is reversed and Quran is considered false because doesn't agree with the Bible.
There are quite a number of scholars who could qualify: Ibn Sina (Avicenna), Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen), Al-Razi, Ibn al-Nafis, etc.
How many Arabs are not Muslim?
The above site has figures for the early 1990s. The population of the 'Arab world' was said to be 236 million, of whom 17.9 million or 7.9 per cent were not Muslims.
Of course, there are also Arabs living outside the 'Arab world', An American Arab Institute site says that there are about 3 million Arabs in the USA, of whom 77 per cent are Christians.
