The Succession to the Prophet: The Election of Abu Bakr The death of the prophet seemed like a catastrophe to all Muslims at the time, after all who would be able to lead such a big empire with the same values, respect and power after the prophet. It would have been easier if the prophet had just asked someone to lead the way after his death. This paper will discuss the events that lead to the election of Abu Bakr as the first successor of the prophet and one of the four rightly guided caliphs
Hazrat Abu Bakr occupies a unique and significant role in the history of Islam. He was the first adult male to accept Islam, and when he first accepted the new faith, he accepted it right away. The Prophet (S) said, “Whenever I offered Islam to any person, he showed some hesitation when embracing it. But Abu Bakr is an exception. He was the prophet’s closest companion. It was Abu Bakr, who traveled with the Prophet (S) to Madinah for the Hijra. When Prophet Muhammad (S), made the hijra from Makkah
A’isha bint Abu Bakr was the third wife of Muhammad and daughter of one of the Prophet’s earliest and strongest followers Abu Bakr, the first caliph in Islamic history who had embraced Islam before she was born. As a scholar, theologian and political activist, A’isha was involved in the development of the tradition, its laws and of its written scriptures. She is given the title as the ‘’Mother of the Believers’’, having no children of her own, A’isha was seen as the symbolic mother- the universal
death in 632 CE. With his passing, we see the tribes once ruled by Muhammad and the Banu Quraysh try to break off and return to their own rule now that there was no leader for the community of believers (umma). Despite some initial scramble, it was Abu Bakr (r. 632-34 CE) who was named the first Caliph, or Deputy of God, and began to lead the Islamic community. Though
prophet left behind the religion of Islam but also the Muslims organized as an Islamic government. It was the question of who would prosper and lead the Islamic state. Sunnis claim the Prophet selected Abu Bakr to lead salaat (prayer) while in his deathbed, hence proposing the Prophet identified Abu Bakr as the succeeding leader. However the Shias evidence is that Prophet Muhammad stood up in front of his companions on the way from his last pilgrimage (Hajj), and proclaimed Ali as the spiritual guide
Muhammad and had left no details as to who should succeed him. Indications were made for Abu bakr to be the first caliph as the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said ‘If I were to take a friend other than my lord, I would take Abu bakr as a friend’ (hadith). After a heated discussion by the senior members of the community, Abu bakr was selected as the first caliph. However, the confusion did not end with Abu bakr’s accession. Tribes all around Arabia broke out in open revolt, while they continued
Muslim committee elected Abu Bakr, as he was the closest companion of the prophet, and so become the first caliphate, also known as ‘The Rightly Guided Caliphs’ because a caliph is someone who truly followed the footsteps of the prophet. Abu Bakr’s first dilemma as a caliph was the dismemberment of the alliances of the following kingdoms ‘Yemen’ and ‘Oman’. Also the false revelations of new prophets seemed to emerge through out of Arabia. To deal with this problem Abu Bakr had no choice but to
All popular organized religions have had a profound impact on male-female relationships. Each has a set of rules to be obeyed related to the roles of wives towards husbands and husbands towards wives. All seem to agree that in a marriage the wife must obey her husband. William Shakespeare in his play, The Taming Of The Shrew, explores this concept of obeying one's husband within the husband/wife relationship. The play challenges the current feminine attitude towards the marital vows of "honor
The first man, named Abu Bakr, many people believed he was a good candidate because he was an old friend and was one of the first ones to convert to Islam. Yet others believed that Ali Talib was the best choice because he was a cousin and a son in law to the prophet. The disputes between the two groups of people would lead to a split; the followers of Abu Bark became the Sunnis and the followers of Ali became the Shia. At the end, the majority of people decided to choose Abu Bark and he became Islam’s
Abu Bakr was chosen as the first caliph, and successor to the Prophet Mohammad. The minority group who was in favor of Ali later becomes known as Shiat Ali, or the partisans of Ali finally got their way. Ali finally became the fourth caliph, only after the murders of the earlier caliphs Abu Bakr the father of Muhammad 's wife A 'isha, Omar another father-in-law of Muhammad, and Othman a son-in-law
After Muhammad’s death, all the followers of Muhammad were in confusion because they did not have the next Caliph (Meaning rightly guided leader) to lead the Muslim community. However,Muhammad’s closest companion, Abu bakr, was elected to be the first Caliph. He expanded the Muslim empire until his death in 634. Quran is the holy book for Muslims. Muslims live their life by following the Quran accordingly. Quran was originally written in Arabic in 7th century, and the book is made up of 114 chapters
mention that Mohammed’s daughter Fatima disagreed against Abu Bakr as being the new leader of Islam. Fatima felt that her husband Ali Bin Abitalib who is also Mohammed’s cousin and father of his grandchildren should place the leadership after Prophet Mohammed. At that point Shia and Sunni Muslims were separated in different directions. Sunni believed that the legitimate leaders of Islam are the leaders who ruled after Mohammed’s death (Abu Bakr- Umar- Othman- Ali). On the other hand Shia believed that
obligatory act,a sunnah act,poetry,lineage,history,judgement or medicine better than Aisha [ra]".... (Ibn Qayyim and Ibn Sa 'ad Jala-ul-Afham, Vol. 2, p. 26.) Aisha As Siddiqa, Ummul-Mumineen (mother of the faithful believers) [ra], Bint Abu Bakr Saddiq Abdullah Bin Abi Quhafah [rah] was born in Makkah in the year 614 CE, she was born to a Muslim family, and was a great teacher to both men and women,she showed the world how a woman could be more knowledgeable than men fourteen centuries ago
One of the most common myths about the Qur'an, is that Usman (r.a.), the third Caliph of Islam authenticated and compiled one Qur'an, from a large set of mutually contradicting copies. The Qur'an, revered as the Word of Allah (swt) by Muslims the world over, is the same Qur'an as the one revealed to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). It was authenticated and written under his personal supervision. We will examine the roots of the myth which says that Usman (r.a.) had the Qur'an authenticated. 1. Prophet
Religious Studies coursework 'Name the features of a specific mosque' A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. Its primary purpose is to serve as a place of worship for practising Muslims where they can pray together. Al-Masjid-Al-Nabawi, also known as the prophet's mosque, is the second holiest mosque in the world and is the final resting place of the prophet Muhammad. The original mosque was built by the prophet himself. The mosque also served as a community centre
Introduction The Quran is the last testament in a series of divine revelations from God. It consists of the unaltered and direct words of Allah, which were revealed to Muhammad SAW, the final prophet of Islam, through Angel Gabriel more than 1400 years ago. The first revelation was received in the year 610 of what was to become the Quran. It is stated that Muhammad SAW was confronted by the Angel Gabriel while in a cave on Mount Hira in Makkah. The angel commanded him to recite what are the earliest
Buddha once said, “Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.” He understood the need that men have for belief in a higher power. This belief transcends all religions and beliefs across the earth. With religion comes a sacred text provided through the words of a prophet. The problem we run into with these texts is that they have the potential to be flawed by historical revision. Every form of religious text can have this problem, including the Quran. This
Fear, instilled into our brains through violence and driven by a leader with a purpose. The rise of Islam is driven by fear, whether it be the fear of damnation through the divine or by the violence others bestow upon us. Gordon says, “History has shown repeatedly that ideas can provide powerful motivation for extraordinary deeds.” (11) Muslims are masters of using this fear/violence to make their religion dominant; Muhammad’s use of violence to spread the Muslim religion, how Muslim diplomacy
evidence that suggests it may have been a major piece of political propaganda. The Hadith al-‘ashara says that the Prophet Muhammad predicted paradise for ten companions: Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Ali, Talha, az-Zubayr, Sa’d b. Abi Waqqas, Sa’id b. Zayd b. Nufayl, Abd ar-Rahman b. Awf, and in conflicting versions, either himself or Abu ‘Ubayda b. al-Jarrah (161). The hadith became prominent shortly after Muhammad’s death, promulgated by both Sa’id b. Zayd b. Nufayl and ‘Abd ar-Rahman b. Awf (160-161). Though
reason for the existence of the Shi’a sect is directly related to the election of Abu Bakr as the first caliph of the Muslim community in the year 632. The Prophet had just passed away, and the leaders of Medina gathered to choose a political successor to keep the fledgling Muslim nation united. There was no question about doing this because the Prophet had spoken about it so often. After a heated debate, Abu Bakr was chosen to lead. Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad (he was married to Muhammad’s