Husayn ibn Ali

Pertinent tenets and Influence of Religion Mosque is the house of prayer in Islam. It is also the temple for Muslims. Masjid means place for prostration in English. Mosque is used to represent religious house in Islam. In Islamic history, the mosque was the center of the community. Nowadays, we almost can see Mosque located every corner for daily prayers. Mosque already has a history over 1400 years. Pray in Mosque become a part of life to Muslims. Market of Isfahan, also called Bazaar of…

messenger of the Prophet Allah. The Event of the Cloak was the gathering of the Prophet Mohammad’s Ahl or family at his daughters Fatima’s home. Upon his arrival to her home, he asks for his cloak and as each family members arrived at the home of Ali and Fatima, they are greeted. Each family member questions Fatima about the sweet smell…

and son-in-law, Ali, into power, but at 33 years old, Sunni members considered Ali too young to fill the role of his cousin. This brought up the essential question that has not yet received a definite answer: Should…

When Ali became caliph in 656 AD, he was the first to believe that the empire should be passed down to Muhammad's relatives causing the first major conflicts between muslims at the time. The ‘Folio from a Rawdat al-safa (Garden of felicity) by Mirkhwand’ depicts the significant battle of Camel marking the first conflict between two muslim empires. The battle of camel took place on november seventh 656 AD between the caliph Ali and Aisha one of Muhammad's wives. This…

prophet. He was also political, social, spiritual, and religious leader. Of course after his death in 632, there was no prophet who could succeed him. The Sunnis believed that Abu Bakr, also known as Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa, deserved to be his successor, while the Shi’ites believed that Ali ibn Abi Talib deserved this role. According to the reading, Muhammad’s trusted counselors believed that Abu Bakr deserved to be the leader. Abu Bakr led the prayers in the mosque and supervised the assemblies…

THE RISE OF AN ISLAMIC EMPIRE FROM THE 6TH TO THE 13TH CENTURIES. James Q. Shelton History 101 11/15/2016 During the rise of the Islamic Empire from the 6th to the 13th centuries, Islam changed political, social, and cultural conditions. The intentions of this essay are to inform readers of the rise of the Islamic Empire. The begin of Islam is set apart in the year 610, after the principal disclosure to the prophet Muhammad at 40 years old. Muhammad and his devotees spread the lessons…

during the beginning surah’s but later period, reflect his authority given by Allah in order to transmit his message and save his people or as he calls them, “O, Children of Israel.” Today, the Shias believe that authority was placed by God unto Imam Ali and the rest of his descendants to lead regarding political…

Muhammad's son in law Ali. Shortly, after Muhammad died one of…

world’s Muslim population is Shi’a Muslim . Shi’a Muslims have always been the minority within the Muslim community. The Shi’a Muslims believe that the bloodline of Muhammad should have determined who led the Muslim community. They believe that Ali, the prophet’s cousin should have led the Muslim population after Muhammad’s death. Shi’a Muslims follow the leadership of the imams. Imams are the leaders of the Islamic population. Shi’a Muslims see imams as the true successors of Muhammad…

Yazid to ascend to power and effectively concentrated the Islamic rule amongst the Ummayyad clan, when the greater Islamic society believed there were more pious and appropriate individuals . Muawiya was also instrumental in the first fitna against Ali during which killed multiple prominent figures. Non- Arab converts also contested the increasing disparities amongst their status and the status of Arab Muslims under the…