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6 days ago · The history of Islam concerns the political, social, economic, military, and cultural developments of the Islamic civilization.Most historians believe that Islam originated with Muhammad's mission in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century AD, although Muslims regard this time as a return to the original faith passed down by the Abrahamic prophets, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses ...
- Historiography of Early Islam
The historiography of early Islam is the secular scholarly...
- Age of The Islamic Gunpowders
Map of Gunpowder empires Mughal Army artillerymen during the...
- Historiography of Early Islam
1 day ago · The early Muslim conquests or early Islamic conquests ( Arabic: الْفُتُوحَاتُ الإسْلَامِيَّة, romanized :al-Futūḥāt al-ʾIslāmiyya ), [3] also known as the Arab conquests, [4] were initiated in the 7th century by Muhammad, the founder of Islam. He established a new unified polity in Arabia (known today as the ...
- 622–750 CE
- Muslim victory
2 days ago · Muhammad. Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ( Arabic: مُحَمَّد بْن عَبْد ٱللَّٰه بْن عَبْد ٱلْمُطَّلِب; c. 570 – 8 June 632 CE) is believed to be the Seal of the Prophets in all of the main branches of Islam. Muslims believe that the Quran, the central religious text of Islam, was ...
3 days ago · A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity. Michael A. Cook. A panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muḥammad to the birth of the modern era. Look Inside. Hardcover. Price: $39.95/£35.00. ISBN:
Apr 23, 2024 · Imam, in a general sense, one who leads Muslim worshippers in prayer. In a global sense, imam is used to refer to the head of the Muslim community, especially in Shi’i Islam. According to the Shi’ah, Muhammad’s son-in-law, Ali, was the first imam, and special spiritual authority passed through him and his descendants.
1 day ago · Shi’i, member of the smaller of the two major branches of Islam, the Shi’ah, distinguished from the majority Sunnis and characterized especially by the belief that the spiritual and political leadership of the Muslim community was designated to pass through the lineage of Ali, Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law.
2 days ago · Islamophobia, fear, hatred, and discrimination against practitioners of Islam or the Islamic religion as a whole. The term appeared as “Islamophobie” in French literature in the early 20th century as a designation for anti-Muslim sentiments and policies and was popularized in English in the late 1990s. Islamophobia is a type of xenophobia ...
