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Muhammad [a] ( / moʊˈhɑːməd /; Arabic: مُحَمَّد, romanized : Muḥammad [mʊˈħæm.mæd]; c. 570 – 8 June 632 CE) [b] was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. [c] According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam ...
Umm Salama's birth name was Hind. [7] [8] Her father was Abu Umayya ibn Al-Mughira ibn Abdullah ibn Umar ibn Makhzum ibn Yaqazah also known as Suhayl or Zad ar-Rakib. [9] He was an elite member of his Quraysh tribe, known for his great generosity, especially to travelers. [10] Her mother was 'Ātikah bint 'Āmir ibn Rabī'ah, of the Firas ibn ...
Islam. The Mahdi ( Arabic: ٱلْمَهْدِيّ, romanized : al-Mahdī, lit. 'the Guided') is a figure in Islamic eschatologymQalo who is believed to appear at the End of Times to rid the world of evil and injustice. He is said to be a descendant of Muhammad, who will appear shortly before Jesus . The Mahdi is mentioned in several canonical ...
On the Indian subcontinent, Islam first appeared in the southwestern tip of the peninsula, in today's Kerala state. Arabs traded with Malabar even before the birth of Muhammad. Native legends say that a group of Sahaba, under Malik Ibn Deenar, arrived on the Malabar Coast and preached Islam.
Muhammad. In Islam, Muḥammad ( Arabic: مُحَمَّد) is venerated as the Seal of the Prophets and earthly manifestation of primordial divine light ( Nūr ), who transmitted the eternal word of God ( Qur'ān) from the angel Gabriel ( Jabrāʾīl) to humans and jinn. [1] Muslims believe that the Quran, the central religious text of Islam ...
Islam in Europe is the second-largest religion after Christianity in many countries, with growth rates due primarily to immigration and higher birth rates of Muslims in 2005, accounting for 4.9% of all of Europe's population in 2016.
The Caspian Gates in Derbent, Russia, part of the defence systems built by the Sasanian Empire, often identified with the Gates of Alexander. The story of Dhu al-Qarnayn is related in Quran 18, al-Kahf, revealed to Muhammad when his tribe, Quraysh, sent two men to discover whether the Jews, with their superior knowledge of the scriptures, could ...
Shia Islam limits the Ahl al-Bayt to the Ahl al-Kisa, namely, Muhammad, Fatima, Ali, Hasan and Husayn. There are various views in Sunni Islam, though a typical compromise is to include also Muhammad's wives in the Ahl al-Bayt. The verse of purification is regarded in Shia Islam as evidence of the infallibility of the Ahl al-Bayt.