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- Introduction
- The Geography of Arabia
- Arabia before Islam
- Banu Hashim - Before the Birth of Islam
- The Birth of Muhammad and the Early Years of his Life
- The Marriage of Muhammad Mustafa and Khadija
- The birth of Ali ibn Abi Talib
- On the Eve of the Proclamation of His Mission
- The Birth of Islam and the Proclamation by Muhammad of his Mission
- Early Converts to Islam and their persecution
- The Two Migrations of Muslims to Abyssinia
- Hamza Accepts Islam
- Umar's Conversion to Islam
- The Economic and Social Boycott of the Banu Hashim
- The Deaths of Khadija and Abu Talib
- Muhammad's Visit to Ta'if
- The New Horizons of Islam
- The Hijra (Migration)
- The First Year of Hijra
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- The Construction of the Mosque in Yathrib
- Adhan and Prayer
- Yathrib Becomes Medina
- The Groupings in Medina
- The Charter or Constitution of Medina
- Muhajireen and Ansar
- Economic Conditions in Medina
- The Brotherhood of the Muhajireen and the Ansar
- Muhajir Brother of Ansari
- An Assessment of the Roles of the Muhajireen and the Ansar
- The Battles of Islam
- The Second Year of the Hijra
- The Battle of Badr
- The Marriage of Fatima Zahra and Ali ibn Abi Talib
- The Battle of Uhud
- The Birth of Hasan and Husain
- The Death of Fatima bint Asad, the Mother of Ali ibn Abi Talib
- The Battle of the Trench
- The Muslims and the Jews
- The Treaty of Hudaybiyya
- The Conquest of Khyber
- Letters of the Prophet to the Rulers of Neighboring Countries
- The Battle of Mootah
- The Campaign of Dhat es-Salasil
- The Conquest of Makkah
- The Battle of Hunayn
- The Expedition of Tabuk
- The Proclamation of Surah Bara'ah or Al Tawbah
- The Last Expedition
- The Farewell Pilgrimage
- The Coronation of Ali ibn Abi Talib as the Future Sovereign of the Muslims and as Head of the Islamic State
- Usama's Expedition
- Abu Bakr as Leader in Prayers
- The Unwritten Testament of the Messenger of God
- The Wives of the Muhammad the Apostle of God
- The Death of Muhammad, the Messenger of God
- The Reaction of the Family and the Companions of Muhammad Mustafa to his Death
- Muhammad Mustafa and his Succession
- The Sunni Theory of Government
- The Struggle for Power 1
- The Struggle for Power 2
- The Struggle for Power 3
- The Struggle for Power 4
- A Critique of Saqifa
- Saqifa and the Logic of History
- Saad ibn Ubada, the Ansari Candidate for Caliphate
- Abu Bakr the first Khalifa of the Muslims
- Principal Events of the Caliphate of Abu Bakr
- The First Civil War in Islam
- Usama's Expedition
- Malik ibn Nuweira and the Massacre of his Tribe
- Other Conquests of Abu Bakr
- Seizure by Abu Bakr of the Estate of Fadak
- Ali's Retirement from Public life
- The Death of Fatima Zahra
- Abu Bakr's Policy
- Noldeke
- The Aims of the Wars of Abu Bakr and Umar
- Abu Bakr's sickness and death
- Abu Bakr's election and democracy
- Democracy and the Muslims
- Umar bin al-Khattab, the Second Khalifa of the Muslims
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- Principal Events of the Caliphate of Umar
- Civil and Military Administration and Policy
- Some Reflections on the Conquests of the Arabs
- The Last Days of Umar bin al-Khattab
- The Members of the Electoral Committee
- Following deductions can be made from Umar's arrangements for finding a khalifa:
- Muawiya's Verdict on Umar's Electoral Committee
- Umar and Muhammad Mustafa, the Messenger of God
- Uthman, the Third Khalifa of the Muslims
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- Ali's Protest
- The Protest of Ammar ibn Yasir
- Abu Sufyan's Congratulations to Uthman
- Uthman bin Affan, the Third Khalifa of the Muslims, 644-656
- Uthman's Marriages
- Principal Events of the Caliphate of Uthman
- Favoritism and Nepotism in the Khilafat of Uthman
- Hakam bin Abul Aas
- Marwan bin al-Hakam
- Harith bin al-Hakam
- Abdullah bin Khalid
- Walid bin Aqaba
- Saeed bin Aas
- Abdullah bin Saad bin Abi Sarh
- New Governors of the Provinces
- Modern Historians and the Caliphate of Uthman
- Uthman and the Friends of Muhammad, the Messenger of God
- Abu Dharr el-Ghiffari
- Ammar ibn Yasir
- Abdullah ibn Masood
- Uthman and the King-makers
- Abdur Rahman bin Auf
- Amr bin Aas
- Causes of the Assassination of Uthman
- Uthman's Assassination
- The Aftermath of the Assassination of Uthman
- Uthman and “Abdullah bin Saba”
- Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Fourth Caliph of the Muslims
- Prelude to the War
- The Battle of Basra (the battle of Camel)
- The Change of Capital from Medina to Kufa
- The Revival of the Umayyads
- The Battle of Siffin
- The Death of Malik al-Ashtar and the Loss of Egypt
- The Assassination of Ali
- Some Reflections on Ali's Caliphate
- Ali's Internal and External Policy
- Ali as an Apostle of Peace
- Ali and the Ideals of Freedom and Liberty
- A List of “Firsts” in Islam
- The “Indispensability Equation” of Islam
- The Sacrifices of Muhammad for Islam
- The Major Failure of Abu Bakr and Umar
- Who Wrote the History of Islam and How?
A Restatement of the History of Islam and Muslims
BOOK ID
Author(s): Sayyid Ali Ashgar Razwy
Publisher(s): World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities
Category: Companions Early Islamic History General
Topic Tags: Islamic History Muslims Caliphate Miscellaneous information: Published by:
World Federation of KSI Muslim Communities
United Kingdom
ISBN 0 95 09879 1 3
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CE 570 to 661A new story of Islam. The story of the movement which was launched by Muhammad (s) in Makkah, and was consummated with the support of his cousin, collaborator, and vicegerent 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (a). It covers a period of ninety years from A.D. 570 to A.D. 661.
Introduction
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This is a new story of Islam. It is the story of the movement which was launched by Muhammad, the Messenger of God, in A.D. 610 in Makkah, and was consummated with the support of his cousin, collaborator and vicegerent, Ali ibn Abi Talib, in A.D. 632 in Medina. It covers a period of ninety years from A.D. 570 when he was born in Makkah, to A.D. 661 when his successor, Ali ibn Abi Talib, was assassinated in Kufa.
Countless histories of Islam have been written in the past and will be written in the future. The spectacular advance of Islam in the missionary field in our own times; the renaissance of the Muslim nations after many centuries of slumber; the obtrusion of oil as a new factor in world politics in this century; but above all and most recently, the success of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, all are acting, both in the
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