The succession to Muhammad is the central issue that split the Muslim community into several divisions in the first century of Islamic history, with the most prominent among these sects being the Shia and Sunni branches of Islam.Sunni Islam maintains that Abu Bakr was the legitimate successor to Muhammad on the basis of election. Shia Islam holds that Ali ibn Abi Talib was …

Early life and the issue of succession. Muhammad, the future al-Amin, was born in April 787 to the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid (r. 786–809) and Zubayda, herself descended from the second Abbasid caliph, al-Mansur (r. 754–775).. Muhammad had an elder half-brother, Abdallah, the future al-Ma'mun (r. 813–833), who had been born in September 786.. However, Abdallah's …

Titles. Muhammad ibn Ali, the ninth of the Twelve Imams, is commonly known as al-Jawad (lit. 'the generous') and occasionally as al-Taqi (lit. 'the pious'). With the title Abu Ja'far reserved for Muhammad al-Baqir, al-Jawad is also cited in the Shia hadith literature as Abu Ja'far al-Thani (lit. 'Abu Ja'far, the second'). His special kunya is Abu Ali, though he was also known by his ...

Terminology "Mother of the Believers" is a term by which each of Muhammad's wives came to be prefixed over time. It is derived from Quran 33:6: "The Prophet is closer to the believers than their selves, and his wives are (as) their mothers" is applied to all of the wives.. Family life. Muhammad and his family lived in small apartments adjacent to the mosque at Medina.

The continuation, succession and revival of the Roman Empire is a running theme of the history of Europe and the Mediterranean Basin.It reflects the lasting memories of power and prestige associated with the Roman Empire itself.. Several polities have claimed immediate continuity with the Roman Empire, using its name or a variation thereof as their own exclusive or non …

Sultan Hisamuddin continued to rule Selangor following the independence of Federation of Malaya.He was appointed as the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 3 August 1957. He became the second Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya after the death of Tuanku Abdul Rahman in 1960.. Tengku Abdul Aziz, the eldest son of Sultan Hisamuddin took the throne following his father's …

Notable work(s) Constitution of Medina: Other names: See Names and titles of Muhammad: Relatives: See Family tree of Muhammad, Ahl al-Bayt ("Family of the House"): Signature: Seal of Muhammad: Muslim leader; Successor: See Succession to Muhammad: Arabic name: Personal (Ism): Muhammad

The Ashtiname of Muhammad, also known as the Covenant or Testament (Testamentum) of Muhammad, is a document which is a charter or writ written by Ali [citation needed] and ratified by Muhammad granting protection and other privileges to the followers of Jesus, given to the Christian monks of Saint Catherine's Monastery.It is sealed with an imprint representing …

Prophet Ismail (Arabic: إِسْمَاعِيْل, romanized: ʾIsmāʿīl) is regarded as a prophet and messenger and the ancestor to the Ishmaelites in Islam. He is the son of prophet Ibrahim (), born to Hajar ().Prophet Ismail is also associated with Mecca and the construction of the holy Kaaba.Prophet Ismail is considered the ancestor to prophet Muhammad.

Ahl al-Bayt (Arabic: أَهْل ٱلْبَيْت, lit. 'people of the house') refers to the family of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, but the term has also been extended in Sunni Islam to apply to all descendants of the Banu Hashim (Muhammad's clan) and even to all Muslims. In Shia Islam, the term is limited to Muhammad; his daughter Fatima, his cousin and son-in-law Ali, and their two sons ...