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...s most disturbing for many Muslims and non- Muslims alike to witness the escalating rise in sectarian violence between the Shia and Sunni followers of Islam, particularly in places such as Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Some people, including Muslims, ask why the Shia and Sunni are violently murdering each other; is there something in the history of the Muslims that...

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...ss, never is it meant to be as a means to jostle sectarian division - this is far from my intention. I have maintained judicious care in the manner of presenting this work, but it is my belief that in order for Islam and Muslims to go forward in harmony and solidarity, we have to have the courage to recognize the truth of our past and rationally discuss the matter in ...

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....................................................................................................................... XI CHAPTER 1 SMASHING THE IDOLS OF TRIBALISM ............................................ 1 CHAPTER 2 QURAYSH GROUP ................................................................................... 5 Development of the Quraysh Group........................

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... When Powerand Piety CollideA Critical Analysis of Early Caliphate in IslamUnderstanding the Present by... ...................................................................XICHAPTER 1 SMASHING THE IDOLS OF TRIBALISM.............................................. .............................................................................. 5 Development of the Quraysh Group...................................... ...................................................90 Participation of the Companions in the Battles .................................................. ...les ...................................................................................90 Battle of Uhud............................................ ..........................................................................................91 Battle of Badr ........................................... ............................................................................... 93 Battle of Khaybar .................................................. ...or leadership since they were theones who had fully participated in the battles of Badr, Uhud, Khaybar, 14 Whe... ... When Power and Piety CollideStory of FadakIn the once populated Jewish territory of Khaybar, which is north ofMadinah in a town known as Fa...

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...A man brought the chick of a bird to the gathering of the Prophet and his companions, and they noticed that the parent of the chick was following it, flapping around it. When the man sat down its parent threw itself upon its chick, and did not conc...

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...(Hope is a mercy for my nation. Where not for hope,no mother would ever feed her child, and no gardener would ever plant a tree. The best of combat is to combat one’s self that is between one’s flanks). The Prophet Muhammad...

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...ish edition, 2005ISBN 1-903323-17-7© fountain booksAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in retrieval system, or t... ... mechanical, photocopying, recording, orotherwise, without the prior permission of fountain books.British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data.A ca... ...ther would ever feed her child, and nogardener would ever plant a tree.The best of combat is to combat one’s self that isbetween one’s flanks. ... ...F HIS OPPONENTS 66CONDUCTS AND STRATEGIES OF BATTLE 70WITH THE PRISONERS OF BATTLE ... ... of conflict. It addresses the etiquettesand strategies the Prophet adopted for battle, his efforts toavoid fighting by giving his opponents the choic... ...ir allies did not relent, and theyforced the Muslims of Medina into a number of battles andskirmishes. These were usually unequal, especially at theea... ...n they destroyedtheir houses with their own hands and left. Some of themwent to Khaybar and others went to Syria and some went toal-Hirah.His Magnanim... ...evious years.Kindness to CaptivesWhen Imam Ali conquered the Jewish fortress of Khaybar,among the captives he took was Safiyyah the daughter ofHuyyay ... ...ition thatnone in the fortress would be harmed and that the fighterswould leave Khaybar, with their woman and children and theywould leave the land, a...

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...This is a book that contains details of 52 very important tourist sites in Jordan which are Jordan's Treasures If you are not a speaker in the Arabic language and plan to travel in the Middle East, you should read this book Jordan is a land steeped in hist...

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...awna 28. The Wadi Bin (Ibn) Hammad 29. Wadi Rayan 30. Ahl Al Kahf (Cave of the People) 31. Ahl Al Kahf (Cave of the People) 32. Jabal Haroun 33.... ... People) 31. Ahl Al Kahf (Cave of the People) 32. Jabal Haroun 33. Tomb of Prophet Shuayb 34. Wadi Karak 35. The Jordan River 36. SHRINE OF PROP... ... Wadi Karak 35. The Jordan River 36. SHRINE OF PROPHET YUSHA 37. SHRINE OF PROPHET YAHYA 38. Shrine and mosque of abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah 39. S... ...25 AD Gadara was the seat of a bishopric, but its proximityto the decisive battles at Pella and Yarmouk, when Muslimarmies defeated the Chris... ... was brief, and after the death ofAntiochus VII Sidetes (r.) in 129 BCE in battle against theParthians, Jerash fell under the control of a series of s... ... de Chatillon, who becameinfamous for throwing prisoners from the castle's battlementsinto the valley, a distance of 450 meters, wearing a box on thei... ...ome to force them back to Makkah.He returned to Madinah at the occasion of Khaybar. TheProphet came out to welcome him and kissed him on hisforehead a... ...ure whether I am happierwith the arrival of Ja’far or with the conquest of Khaybar.” Thistook place in 7 AH, one year before the battle of Mu’ta. ...

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...The message of Islam is universal. Islam is not intended to be a faith of followers from a certain descent; nor does it belong to one geographical part of the world; nor does it belong to a different time era. Islam is a progressiv...

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... + , - + This book is dedicated to the master of all women from thebeginning of creation to the end, Lady ... ...ginning of creation to the end, Lady Fatima al-Zahra (peace beupon her), beloved daughter of Prophet Muhammad ibnAbdullah (peace be upon him and his f... ...ercession on the final day. Author’s Note l In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.Discovering I... ...ilitary aggression, the Prophet wascompelled to defend Islam in what became known as the “Battleof Badr.” The battle erupted only two years after the ... ...hat they were out poweredand outnumbered three to one - they triumphed. A story aboutthis battle in the Quran reveals that God sent an army of angelst... ...nt an army of angelsto assist the Muslims against the Meccans.38The Muslim success in the battle gave immense prestige to theinfant Islamic community ... ...e countrymen. You refuted my40 Battles such as: Ahzab, which took place in 5 AH (626 CE), Khaybar,which took place in 7 AH (628 CE), Mutah, which took...

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... ask Allah for His mercy, grace, and blessings in this endeavor, and I ask the readers for their prayers that we all continue to be humble servants of the religion of Allah on the Earth....

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...Table of Contents Introduction Introduction to Second Edition Who are the Shi‘a? The Five Schools of Islamic Thought Ja‘fari Hanafi Maliki Shafi;i Hanbali Imamah Quranic Evidence for the Divine Ordination of the Im...

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...UθÒÅà ø y ø9$# Î %ö x Î ø óϑ î In the Name of Allah, the Infinitely Compassionate, the Most Merciful ... ... Infinitely Compassionate, the Most Merciful All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of Mankind. The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.... ...the Lord of Mankind. The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Master of the Day of Recompense. You alone do we wo... ... except me and Ali.1813 Sahih al-Bukhari, “Book on Outstanding Traits” Hadith 3430, “Battles” Hadith 4064; Sahih Muslim, “Book of the Merits of t... ...ll have obeyed me, and he who disobeys Ali will have disobeyed me.19 At the Battle of Khaybar the Muslims were struggling to ... ...eyed me, and he who disobeys Ali will have disobeyed me.19 At the Battle of Khaybar the Muslims were struggling to conquer ... ..., 221, al-Dhahabi20 Sahih al-Bukhari, “Book of Jihad and Marching” Hadith 2724 and 2753, “Battles” Hadith 3888; Sahih Muslim, “Book on the Meri... ...fasting began. At that time there was nothing in their house to eat,so Imam Ali went to a Khaybarian Jew named Shimon and borrowedthree measures of ba... ... Masjid of the Prophet except his door, and the Prophet gave him the banner on the Day of Khaybar.”27 The Event of Thursday Towards the end of the ...

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... An Islamic Treasury of Virtues Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTSTable of Contents.................... ..........................................................36 Whatever happens is the will of God .........................36 Remaining steadfast in the... ... in the face of persecution .........36 The most worthwhile work is preaching the word of God.......................................................... ...reatexpenditure of gold and silver; better too thanthat you should meet your enemies in battle,striking their necks and they striking yours?”“Do tell ... ...ELF-SACRIFICE IS OF NO VALUEWITHOUT TOTAL SINCERITYA certain Muslim participated in the Battle of Uhud(3 A.H.) and died fighting. When his mother lear... ...hopes. For hopes will not compensate for it.NOT HATING EVEN THE DIREST OF ENEMIESAt the Battle of Uhud, the Prophet had his teethbroken by a stone thr... ...EAbu Hurayrah tells the story of a man who foughtwith all his strength in the Battle of Khaybar. Thenews spread that he had died on the field of battl... ... LOOKING ASKANCE AT OTHERSWhen the Prophet’s wife Safiyyah first arrived inMadinah from Khaybar, she was lodged in one ofthe houses of Harithah ibn Nu...

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... The functional differentiation of society means that government, religion, commerce, art, education and science are increasingly independent, have different social functions, relate differently to one another, and that their lived meanings for us are diffe...

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...eaders, since the Bahai faith is an independent religion born from Shiah Islam, not a church. However ‘church and state studies’ is the accepted name of a field of study which is not confined to Christianity. There is, for example, a Journal of Church and State, and research schools on the topic. These deal with the general issue of the relationship between organised relig...

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... Foreword Introduction Transitions and translations About this book The dynamics of globalisation The limits of theology Of church and state Religion and Politics in Islamic history In Islamic historiography In Classical Islam In Shiah Islam In Shiah Iran The pre-S...

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...ator has put a diagonal line across the oval diagram onpage 17 ( = page 25 of the pdf). CHURCH AND STATE Book 1 of a postmodern political... ... and distributed by Kalimát Press as Volume Nineteen of the series STUDIES IN THE BÁBÍ AND BAHÁ’Í RELIGIONSPrepared under... ... STUDIES IN THE BÁBÍ AND BAHÁ’Í RELIGIONSPrepared under the supervision of Professor Johaan Ter Haar and submitted aspart of the requirements for t... ...ir own heritagein the ancient and rich culture of Iran. At a time when the battles of the latelyrediscovered clash of religious civilizations were alr... ... tradition ofthe French revolution, to the anti-religious rhetoric of the ‘battle between scienceand religion’ of the early 20th century.1 Rule by rel... ...d, but manyof his followers acted as if there was no future after the last battle. As compared to the orthodox Sunni schools of the time, Shicism pla... ...ITICS IN ISLAMIC HISTORY 109settling at the existing Jewish settlement of Khaybar, a day’s journey north ofMedina.1 Despite this, we read that one Je... ... there.1 In the following year, Muhammad attacked the Jewish territory of Khaybar,which contained a number of fortified positions. In some places the... ...r Huyyay) ibn Akhtab seems to have been the Jewish leader of all or partof Khaybar (see index), since his daughter is described as ‘the daughter of th...