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    Asma Issa Islamic Scholar Certified in Quranic and Hadith studies

    There are six Kalimas in Islam, each one serves a different purpose and demonstrates the core beliefs of Muslims. The first kalima is the belief in one God, the second is the Shahadah (declaration of faith), third kalima is about worshiping Allah alone, fourth kalima is about Tauheed means only worsRead more

    There are six Kalimas in Islam, each one serves a different purpose and demonstrates the core beliefs of Muslims. The first kalima is the belief in one God, the second is the Shahadah (declaration of faith), third kalima is about worshiping Allah alone, fourth kalima is about Tauheed means only worship Allah, fifth kalima focuses on salvation and lastly sixth Kalimah emphasizes rejecting disbelief and practice instructions given my Allah.

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    Asma Issa Islamic Scholar Certified in Quranic and Hadith studies

    Allah The one and only God in Islam is Allah, the almighty and Creator of the Universe that guides humanity’s moral actions through the Quran and through Muhammad’s Hadiths. Muslims believe that God has no partners, associates, sons or daughters. He is just one in essence and He has made himself knoRead more

    Allah
    The one and only God in Islam is Allah, the almighty and Creator of the Universe that guides humanity’s moral actions through the Quran and through Muhammad’s Hadiths. Muslims believe that God has no partners, associates, sons or daughters. He is just one in essence and He has made himself known to humans by His many names throughout history so they may relate to Him in their own language and cultural context. That’s the main reason people ask how many gods are in Islam? Others are just names using for One God.

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    Asma Issa Islamic Scholar Certified in Quranic and Hadith studies

    Islam is one of the world's oldest religions, believed to date as far back as 622 A.D/CE when Prophet Muhammad received the first divine revelations from Allah and began constructing the foundations for what would become one of the most popular monotheistic faiths in history. Muslim chronology startRead more

    Islam is one of the world’s oldest religions, believed to date as far back as 622 A.D/CE when Prophet Muhammad received the first divine revelations from Allah and began constructing the foundations for what would become one of the most popular monotheistic faiths in history.

    Muslim chronology starts with Anno Hijra (AH), which marks the date of Prophet Muhammad’s move from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D/CE and marks year 1 in the Islamic calendar. From this point, all dates used in Islamic history will be according to AH that are considered new years days by many Muslims.

    This is a myth that Islam is older than Christianity when someone asked the question “how old is the Islamic religion“.

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    Muhammad Ibne Abdullah founded the Islamic religion. Prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca in 570 CE. His father died when he was young, leaving his mother to raise him alone. Muhammad was raised by Haleema. At age 40, Muhammad married Khadija bint Khuwaylid. In 610, Muhammad began preaching Islam righRead more

    Muhammad Ibne Abdullah founded the Islamic religion. Prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca in 570 CE. His father died when he was young, leaving his mother to raise him alone. Muhammad was raised by Haleema. At age 40, Muhammad married Khadija bint Khuwaylid. In 610, Muhammad began preaching Islam right after receiving his first Wahi, calling for people to worship only God and reject idolatry. In the beginning, Muhammad was not preaching publicly. After He started preaching openly, had backlash from society and migrated to Madinah. After returning to Mecca, Muhammad continued to preach publicly until he died in 632.

    When Islam was founded, Muhammad Ibne Abdullah was the only one who founded the Islamic religion but after Prophet Muhammad, the Islamic movement led by Caliphate. There was many calipha but I am going to mention here only four first caliphs. After Prophet Muhammad’s death, Abu Bakr took leadership (Calipha).

    1. Abu Bakr (573-634)
    Abu Bakr was born in Mecca in 573. He was a merchant and prophet Muhammad’s father-in-law. When Muhammad migrated from Mecca in 622, Abu Bakr decided to be a leader of the Muslim community. Abu Bakr took part in many battles against nonbelievers and then conquered Jerusalem in 637. Abu Bakr ruled for two years before dying in 634.

    2. Umar (583-644)
    Umar (R.A.) was born in Medina in 583. He was appointed caliph after the death of Abu Bakr in 634. Umar was the strict commander who was not only helped financially but also won many wars in the early stage of the Muslim empire. As caliph, he fought wars against Persia.   Umar was assassinated in 644.

    3. Uthman ibn Affan (576-656)
    Uthman ibn Affan was born in Madina in 576. He was the third caliph e Rashidun of Islam. He was responsible for compiling the Qur’an and establishing the first official collection of the Quran. He was murdered in 656.

    4. Ali ibn Abi Talib (599-661)
    Ali ibn Abi Talib was born in Mecca in 599. Hazarat Ali was the cousin of the prophet Muhammad and his son-in-law. He was chosen as the 4th calipha of the prophet Muhammad. Ali was known as the Lion of Allah. He died in 661.

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