Encyclopedia - Banu Hashim: Encyclopedia - Banu Hashim
Banu Hashim (Arabic: بنو هاشم) is a clan in the Quraish tribe. Muhammad was a member of this clan; his great-grandfather was Hashi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - As-saffah: Encyclopedia - As-saffah
Abu al-'Abbas Abdullah ibn Muhammad as-Saffah (721 - 754) أبو العباس عبد الله بن محمد السفاح was the first Ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banu Hashim: Encyclopedia Ii - Banu Hashim - List
Here is a list of Banu Hashim Sahaba: Ja'far ibn Abu Talib Abdullah ibn Ja'far Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib Obaidah ibn al-Harith Abu Tali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shaiba Ibn Hashim: Encyclopedia - Shaiba Ibn Hashim
His name was Shaiba ibn Hashim, but he became known as Abd-al-Muttalib ibn Hashim. His father was Hashim ibn Abd al-Manaf and his mother ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amr Ibn Hisham: Encyclopedia - Amr Ibn Hisham
Amr ibn Hashim known as Abu Jahl (meaning father of folly/ignorance, see also Jahiliyyah) was named by Muhammad himself. He was one of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abu Sufyan Ibn Harb: Encyclopedia - Abu Sufyan Ibn Harb
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb was the leader of the Banu Abd Shams clan of the Quraish tribe and third cousin of Muhammad, and was the chieftain of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 619: Encyclopedia - 619
This article is about the year 619; for the number, see 619 (number). Events December 23 - Boniface V becomes Pope. Mellitus becomes Arc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quraish: Encyclopedia Ii - Quraish - Clans And The Caliphate
The split between the Shi'a and Sunni branches of Islam centers over the successor to Muhammad. The Sunnis believe Abu Bakr was elected a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quraish: Encyclopedia Ii - Quraish - Clans And The Caliphate
The split between the Shi'a and Sunni branches of Islam centers over the successor to Muhammad. The Sunnis believe Abu Bakr was elected a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 616: Encyclopedia - 616
Events Eadbald succeeds Ethelbert as king of Kent. Aethelfrith of Northumbria defeats the army of Powys. Aethelfrith meets Rædwald and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Karbala: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Karbala - List Of Casualties
Shi'a Muslims believe that Husayn and those killed with him are martyrs. They have made a concerted effort to sift accounts of the battle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abdullah Ibn Abbas: Encyclopedia Ii - Abdullah Ibn Abbas - During The Reign Of Abu Bakr
Abdullah ibn Abbas - His Oath of Allegiance. According to Sunni sources, neither Ibn Abbas nor the rest of Banu Hashim did give their a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a View Of Abu Bakr: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a View Of Abu Bakr - Coup D'état
Abu Bakr returned to Medinah after the news of Muhammads death reached him. At that point, Umar stoped threatening people with death if t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bilal Ibn Ribah: Encyclopedia - Bilal Ibn Ribah
In Muslim history Bilal ibn Ribah (Arabic: بلال بن رباح) was an Ethiopian born in Mecca in the late 6th century, whom Muhammad ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abdullah Ibn Abbas: Encyclopedia - Abdullah Ibn Abbas
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abu Talib Ibn Abd Al-muttalib: Encyclopedia - Abu Talib Ibn Abd Al-muttalib
Abu Talib ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib (Arabic: أبو طالب بن عبد المطلب ) known as (Arabic: أبوطالب Abu Talib) (d. 619) m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quraish: Encyclopedia - Quraish
Quraish (Arabic: قريش) is the Meccan tribe that Muhammad belonged to. Ironically, it was his own tribe that was his chief opponent fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abdullah Ibn Abbas: Encyclopedia - Abdullah Ibn Abbas
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bilal Ibn Ribah: Encyclopedia - Bilal Ibn Ribah
In Muslim history Bilal ibn Ribah (Arabic: بلال بن رباح) was an Ethiopian born in Mecca in the late 6th century, whom Muhammad ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nahj Al Balagha: Encyclopedia Ii - Nahj Al Balagha - Sermons
In total Nahj al Balagha has a collection of 245 sermons of Imam Ali. The following is a incomplete list of summaries on each sermon in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nahj Al Balagha: Encyclopedia Ii - Nahj Al Balagha - Sermons
In total Nahj al Balagha has a collection of 245 sermons of Imam Ali. The following is a incomplete list of summaries on each sermon in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bilal Ibn Ribah: Encyclopedia Ii - Bilal Ibn Ribah - Early Life
Very little is known about Bilal's early life. Everything that is known comes from Muslim sources. He was of very humble parentage, and w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khabbab Ibn Al-aratt: Encyclopedia Ii - Khabbab Ibn Al-aratt - Islam
Soon Islam became announced by Muhammad, saying that none deserves to be worshipped or adored except the Creator and Sustainer of the uni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - Demographics Of Shi'a Islam
See Demographics of Islam. Present estimates generally stem from the 1980s before or slightly after the Iran-Iraq War indicate that some ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Karbala: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Karbala - The Battle
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amr Ibn Hisham: Encyclopedia Ii - Amr Ibn Hisham - Succesion
... See also:Amr ibn Hisham, Amr ibn Hisham - Succesion   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - Demographics Of Shi'a Islam
See Demographics of Islam. Present estimates generally stem from the 1980s before or slightly after the Iran-Iraq War indicate that some ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a View Of Ali: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a View Of Ali - Non-muslim View Of The Shi'a View
Some non-Muslims belive that some pro-Ali hadith are biased: "By One who splits seeds and creates breath, the illiterate prophet gave me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abdullah Ibn Abbas: Encyclopedia Ii - Abdullah Ibn Abbas - During Muhammad's Time
When Abdullah was born in 619 ce, his mother, Umm al-Fadl Lubaba, took him to Muhammad, who put some of his saliva on the babe's tongue e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a View Of Umar: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a View Of Umar - Shi'a Biography
Shi'a view of Umar - His early life. Shi'as point out that Umar was a idol worshiper and that this disqualifies him from being a leader...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Badr: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Badr - The March To Badr
In the spring of 624, Muhammad received word from his intelligence sources that a large trade caravan commanded by Abu Sufyan, one of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - Etymology
See main article: Shi'a etymology The term Shi'a comes from the Arabic word شيعة Shi'a. The singular/adjective form of this name is A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Badr: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Badr - Badr In The Quran
The Battle of Badr is one of the few battles explicitly discussed in the Quran. It is even mentioned by name in Sura 3:123, as part of a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Badr: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Badr - Badr In History
Virtually all contemporary knowledge of the Battle of Badr comes from traditional Islamic accounts, both hadiths and biographies of Muham...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Badr: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Badr - The Battle
At dawn on March 17, the Quraish broke camp and marched into the valley of Badr. It had rained the previous day and they struggled to mov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Badr: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Badr - Background
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Badr: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Badr - Aftermath
Battle of Badr - Casualties and prisoners. Ibn Ishaq reports that on the Muslim side 6 Quraishi Muslims and 8 Ansar were killed, and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - The Shi'a Denominations
The Shi'a of the present day are divided into denominations based on their beliefs regarding the sequence of the imams. Most Shi'a are T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - Religious Calendar
All Muslims, Sunni or Shi'a, celebrate the following annual holidays: Eid ul-Fitr (عيد الفطر), which falls on the first day of S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - Shi'a And Sunni Traditions
While the Shi'a and the Sunni accept the same sacred text, the Qur'an, they differ somewhat in their approach to recorded oral tradition,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - History Of The Shi'a
Shi'a Islam - Historical Shi'a-Sunni relations. See main article: Historical Shi'a-Sunni relations Shi'a and Sunni historians record th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - Major Centers Of Shi'a Scholarship
... See also:Shi'a Islam, Shi'a Islam - Etymology, Shi'a Islam - Introduction, Shi'a Islam - Demographics of Shi'a Islam, Shi'a Islam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - Shi'a Texts
Online Shi'a references: The Origins and Early Development of Shi'a Islam by S.H.M. Jafri. ISBN: 0-195-79-3870 (online version) Imamate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a View Of Umar: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a View Of Umar - Legacy
Even though he evidently was mistaken on several occasions, which is clearly seen by the evidence, he has still set precedence in Sunni j...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - Shi'a Doctrines
Shi'a Islam - Main Shi'a doctrines. Shi'a believe in doctrines included in the Sunni five pillars of Islam, however Shi'a categorize th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Karbala: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Karbala - Before The Battle
Governor ibn Ziyad sent additional military units to Karbala upon learning his army had succeeded in surrounding Husayn's camp. Husayn op...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nahj Al Balagha: Encyclopedia Ii - Nahj Al Balagha - Etymology
Nahj means open way, road, course, method or manner Balaghah means eloquence, art of good style and communication, rhetoric etc ... See...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nahj Al Balagha: Encyclopedia Ii - Nahj Al Balagha - History
Nahj al Balagha - 10th century. It was collected by Seyyed Razi in the 10th century Nahj al Balagha - 13th century. The first pers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - History Of The Shi'a
Shi'a Islam - Historical Shi'a-Sunni relations. See main article: Historical Shi'a-Sunni relations Shi'a and Sunni historians record th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Badr: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Badr - Important Participants
Battle of Badr - Meccans. (Listed in alphabetical order) Amr ibn Hisham (Meccan Commander, Killed) Abu Sufyan ibn Harb · As ibn Sa'id ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khabbab Ibn Al-aratt: Encyclopedia Ii - Khabbab Ibn Al-aratt - Early Life
Khabbab was from the Banu Tamim clan in Najd. Before Muhmmad started his mission and Khabbab was "obviously not yet in his teens", one of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - Shi'a Texts
Online Shi'a references: The Origins and Early Development of Shi'a Islam by S.H.M. Jafri. ISBN: 0-195-79-3870 (online version) Imamate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abdullah Ibn Abbas: Encyclopedia Ii - Abdullah Ibn Abbas - During The Reign Of Umar
Abdullah ibn Abbas - Inheritance. At the beginning of Umar's reign as Caliph, Ibn Abbas and Ali went to Umar with a dispute between the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abdullah Ibn Abbas: Encyclopedia Ii - Abdullah Ibn Abbas - Last Days
At the age of 70, while talking to his student, the Taba'een Said ibn Jubair , Ibn Abbas cried when recalling the person preventing the w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abdullah Ibn Abbas: Encyclopedia Ii - Abdullah Ibn Abbas - Legacy
His son was Ali ibn Abdullah d:118H From Ibn Abbas lineage came the Abbasid dynasty, that replaced the Umayyad dynasty. He is considered ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - Major Centers Of Shi'a Scholarship
... See also:Shi'a Islam, Shi'a Islam - Etymology, Shi'a Islam - Introduction, Shi'a Islam - Demographics of Shi'a Islam, Shi'a Islam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - History Of The Shi'a
Shi'a Islam - Historical Shi'a-Sunni relations. See main article: Historical Shi'a-Sunni relations Shi'a and Sunni historians record th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - Shi'a Doctrines
Shi'a Islam - Main Shi'a doctrines. Shi'a believe in doctrines included in the Sunni five pillars of Islam, however Shi'a categorize th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - The Shi'a Denominations
The Shi'a of the present day are divided into denominations based on their beliefs regarding the sequence of the imams. Most Shi'a are T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - Shi'a And Sunni Traditions
While the Shi'a and the Sunni accept the same sacred text, the Qur'an, they differ somewhat in their approach to recorded oral tradition,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - Religious Calendar
All Muslims, Sunni or Shi'a, celebrate the following annual holidays: Eid ul-Fitr (عيد الفطر), which falls on the first day of S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bilal Ibn Ribah: Encyclopedia Ii - Bilal Ibn Ribah - Living With Muhammad
Bilal ibn Ribah - Adhan. Muslim tradition supplies the story of how the adhan came to be used to announce the times of the five daily p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bilal Ibn Ribah: Encyclopedia Ii - Bilal Ibn Ribah - After Muhammad
There is are contradictory reports about what happened to Bilal after the death of Muhammad in 632. What seems clear is that at some poin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nahj Al Balagha: Encyclopedia Ii - Nahj Al Balagha - Etymology
Nahj means open way, road, course, method or manner Balaghah means eloquence, art of good style and communication, rhetoric etc ... See...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nahj Al Balagha: Encyclopedia Ii - Nahj Al Balagha - History
Nahj al Balagha - 10th century. It was collected by Seyyed Razi in the 10th century Nahj al Balagha - 13th century. The first pers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Islam - Status Of A Shi'a Imam
Main articles: Status of a Shi'a Imam, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a View Of Umar: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a View Of Umar - Shia View
Shi'a view of Umar - Historical context. While Sunnis regard Umar ibn al-Khattab in high esteem and respect his place as one of the "Fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khabbab Ibn Al-aratt: Encyclopedia Ii - Khabbab Ibn Al-aratt - Last Part Of His Life
Abdullah ibn Mas'ood, one of the major authorities on matters related to the Qur'an, would sometimes seek Khabbab's advice and opinion. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khabbab Ibn Al-aratt: Encyclopedia Ii - Khabbab Ibn Al-aratt - After Muhammad
Khabbab once visited Umar ibn al-Khattab during his caliphate. Umar stood up and greeted Khabbab with the words: "No one is more deservi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bilal Ibn Ribah: Encyclopedia Ii - Bilal Ibn Ribah - Death
Bilal died there between 638 and 642, though the exact date of death and place of burial are disputed. The Sunni scholar Jalal ad-Din as-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bilal Ibn Ribah: Encyclopedia Ii - Bilal Ibn Ribah - Legacy
If there is some disagreement concerning the hard facts of Bilal's life and death, his importance on a number of levels is incontestable....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khabbab Ibn Al-aratt: Encyclopedia Ii - Khabbab Ibn Al-aratt - Medina
At Medina he was met with generosity and hospitality among the Ansar and Khabbab experienced a state of ease and restfulness for the firs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a View Of Umar: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a View Of Umar - Death
Ali continues on: "Nevertheless, I remained patient despite length of period and stiffness of trial, till when he [Umar] went his way [o...   » Read the article