Early History Islam
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For sites about the earliest period of the history of Islam, from 570 to 660 CE; covers the life of the Prophet Muhammad, and the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs.
At the end of this period, Islam split into Shia, and Sunni; until today, the major divisions within the faith. This period also saw the formation of the first sect, the Kharijites.
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- A collection of biographies of the Prophet Mohammed, his companions and wives, with an account of the Prophet's battlefields.
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- A short account of how the Qur'an was preserved and compiled, and the addition of diacritical marks.
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- A history of the first four caliphs to rule after the death of Muhammad, until the rise to power of the Umayyad dynasty. Includes a map.
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- Explains the Muslim concept of Caliph, and profiles the first four who succeeded the Prophet Muhammad; known as The Rightly-Guided Caliphs.
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- Excerpts from "A Chronolgy of Islamic History: 570-1000 CE" by H.U. Rahman, covering the period to Abu Bakr's military expedition to Syria and Palestine in 633.
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- A detailed description of the historic Battle of Badr by Allama Shibli Naumani.
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- Text of a lecture by Lynn Harry Nelson, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, The University of Kansas, US.
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- An online book by Sayed Ali Asgher Razwy presents the Shia interpretation of early Islam, from 570 to 661 CE, as a movement launched by the Prophet Muhammad, consummated with the support of his vicegerent 'Ali ibn Abi Talib.
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- A Coptic account from "The History of The Patriarchs of Alexandria", and an Arab account from Al-Baladhuri's "The Conquest of Alexandria".
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- A lecture by Lynn Harry Nelson, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, The University of Kansas, US.
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- Four online books by Prof Fazl Ahmad, one for each of the Righteously Guided Caliphs. They include a biography and assessment of their place in the history of the Muslim community.
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- Supposed to have been the peace accord offered by the Caliph Umar to the Christians of Syria; it formed the pattern of later management of the status of non-Muslims.
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