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- Prologue
- Acknowledgement
- Dedication
- Chapter 1: Smashing the Idols of Tribalism
- Chapter 2: Quraysh Group
- Chapter 3: The Saqifah Union
- Chapter 4: Political Policies of Quraysh
- Chapter 5: Backlash
- Chapter 6: Transition of the Group
- Chapter 7: Prohibition of Transcribing the Hadith
- Chapter 8: Legacy of the Quraysh on the Hadith
- Chapter 9: Arduous Truth
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- Defining Sahabah
- How the Sahabahs Define “Companionship”
- Hadith of “the Stars”
- Flaws found in the Companions in the Established Hadith
- Participation of the Companions in the Battles
- Conquests of the First Three Caliphs
- A Brief Introduction to the Prophet’s Companions
- Innovations of ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab
- ‘Uthman Ibn al-Affan
- Chapter 10: The Ummah Fractures
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- When did Shiaism Come About?
- Why the Focus on Ahlul Bayt?
- The Verse of Malediction (Ayat al-Mubahilah)
- Status of the Ahlul Bayt
- Sanctity of the Ahlul Bayt
- Ahlul Bayt - According to the Prophet
- Rafidah (The Rejecters)
- How “Shi’a Islam” Originated
- Abdullah Ibn Saba: Myth or Reality?
- Four Schools of Thought
- Maliki School of Thought (Al-Madhab al-Maliki)
- Conclusion
- Glossary
When Power and Piety Collide
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Author(s): Sayyid Moustafa Al-Qazwini
Category: Companions Early Islamic History
Topic Tags: early islamic history Miscellaneous information:Islamic Educational Center of Orange County
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A Critical Analysis of Early Caliphate in Islam, Understanding the Present by Knowing the PastAn in-depth study and analysis of the early Islamic history and caliphate and personalities of the first three caliphs based on Sunni sources in order to understand the difference between Shi’a and Sunni schools of thought.
Prologue
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِیمِ
وَإِذَا قِیلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّبِعُوا مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُواْ بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَآ أَلْفَیْنَا عَلَیْهِ آبَآءَنَآ أَوَلَوْ کَانَ آبَاؤُهُمْ لاَ یَعْقِلُونَ شَیْئاً وَلاَ یَهْتَدُونَ
When it is said to them: ‘Follow what Allah hath revealed,’ they say: ‘Nay! We shall follow the ways of our fathers.’ What! Even though their fathers were void of wisdom and guidance? (Holy Qur’an, 2:170)
In our present era, it is most disturbing for many Muslims and non-Muslims alike to witness the escalating rise in sectarian violence between the Shi’a and Sunni followers of Islam, particularly in places such as Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Some people, including Muslims, ask why the Shi’a and Sunni are violently murdering each other; is there something in the history of the Muslims that
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