Chapter 56 : Democracy And The Muslims
Chapter 56 : Democracy and the Muslims Most Modern Muslims believe and claim that Government in Islam is democratic in character. A government run by the Muslims may be democratic in character...
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Chapter 58 : Uthman, The Third Khalifa Of The Muslims
Chapter 58 : Uthman, the Third Khalifa of the Muslims Just before his Death, Umar called Abu Talha Ansari, and said to him : "God has given honor to Islam through you (the Ansar),...
Chapter 59 : Ali Ibn Abi Talib, The Fourth Caliph Of The Muslims
Chapter 59 : Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Fourth Caliph of the Muslims Ali belonged to the Clan of Banu Hashim, the most distinguished clan in all Arabia; and in Banu Hashim, he belonged to...
Chapter 60 : Prelude To The War
Chapter 60 : Prelude to the War As noted before, Ali's Governors had been unable to enter Syria and Kufa because of the opposition of Uthman's governors to him. But Syria and Kufa were...
Chapter 61 : The Battle Of Basra (the Battle Of Camel)
Chapter 61 : The Battle of Basra (the battle of Camel) The Second Civil War in Islam The Muslims had already fought one civil war during the khilafat of Abu Bakr, the first khalifa....
Chapter 62 : The Change Of Capital From Medina To Kufa
Chapter 62 : The Change of Capital from Medina to Kufa In Rajab of 36 A.H. (January 657) Ali decided to transfer the headquarters of his government from Medina in Hijaz to Kufa in Iraq....
Chapter 63 : The Revival Of The Umayyads
Chapter 63 : The Revival of the Umayyads The Banu Umayya were one of the Clans of the Quraysh in Makkah. As noted before, they were the traditional enemies of the Banu Hashim – another...
Chapter 64 : The Battle Of Siffin
Chapter 64 : The Battle of Siffin To Dissuade Muawiya from Waging War against the Muslims, Ali used all those argument that he had used, earlier, in his appeals to Ayesha, Talha and Zubayr...
Chapter 65 : The Death Of Malik Al-ashtar And The Loss Of Egypt
Chapter 65 : The Death of Malik al-Ashtar and the Loss of Egypt Ali's Governor in Egypt was Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr. In 658 (38 A.H.) Muawiya sent Amr bin Aas with an army of 6000 warriors...
Chapter 68 : Ali's Internal And External And Internal Policy
Chapter 68 : Ali's Internal and External and Internal Policy Internal Policy One of the Most Important Aims of Islam was to restrain the strong from oppressing the weak, and to put an...
Chapter 69 : Ali As An Apostle Of Peace
Chapter 69 : Ali as an Apostle of Peace Ali as the Right Arm of Islam and the shield and buckler of Muhammad, is a vast and a complex subject. But Ali as an Apostle of Peace is a subject...
Chapter 71 : A List Of "firsts" In Islam
Chapter 71 : A List of "Firsts" in Islam Someone in Islam was the First Man or the First Woman to do or to say something, and this made him or her a pioneer. Following is a list of some...
