Furthermore‚ instead of this single negative story‚ there are many positive stories‚ many Muslim examples in our modern time here in USA such as Mohamed Ali‚ Ahmed Zewail‚ and Moustapha Al Akkad. They are just a sample among enormous successful Muslim figures in the USA. Mohamed Ali was an amazing dignified man and a hero by all human definitions. He was a man of principle and he stood against the system by refusing to serve in Vietnam War saying: “My conscience won’t let me go shoot my brother
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The First Election of Islam in the light of Shia-Sunni Sectarianism Table of Contents [pic] Abstract 1 Introduction 2 The Election 3 Shia’s Claim to Caliphate: 4 Abu Bakr claims to Caliphate: 6 Conclusion: 9 References 13 [pic] Abstract For over 1400 years Muslims have stood divided among themselves‚ sometimes the division taking a bloody outlook. It looks ironical as to why has this happened for a religion that came to
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leader. Ali‚ Mohammed’s son was finally named “Shia” is short for Shi’atu “which means the followers of Imam Ali” or “a faction of Prophet Ali”. Ali was the first cousin of Mohammed and the Shiite’s believed that God had chosen Ali to be the successor upon Mohammed’s death. They also believe that
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to any Caliph except Ali‚ but Abu Bakr is one of those they tolerate most. Still‚ they consider him to be a symbol of profound injustice‚ because his rule is a human one and not divinely guided‚ hence illegitimate and tyrannical. Abu Bakr’s early days‚ he is supposed to have been of the same age as Muhammad‚ and he was either the first or second male to covert to Islam Abu Bakr was born in Mecca‚ a Quraishi of the Banu
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father -figure Gorg Ali‚ was brutally shot. Najaf’s entire family was moaning over the loss of Gorg Ali‚ and felt hopeless. In spite of this situation‚ Najaf knew that if he didn’t work‚ the family will have no support and therefore went to the carpet factory six days a week and worked extremely hard. One of the other major incidents was when the rocket exploded on Najaf’s house‚ breaking his right leg‚ injuring his mother and heartlessly killing his youngest brother Rosal Ali. Even in that devastating
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leadership should have passed directly to his cousin/son-in-law‚ Ali. Throughout history‚ Shia Muslims have not recognized the authority of elected Muslim leaders‚ choosing instead to follow a line of Imams which they believe have been appointed by the Prophet Muhammad or God Himself. The word "Shia" in Arabic means a group or supportive party of people. The commonly-known term is shortened from the historical "Shia-t-Ali‚" or "the Party of Ali." They are also known as followers of "Ahl-al-Bayt" or "People
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pure and spotless.” Quran 33 : 33 It was narrated by ‘Aisha ( May Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah once went out in the morning suspending a cloth over his hair; When he saw Al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali appearing‚ he hid it ‚then came Hussein and entered with him.When ‘Ali and his spouse Fatima came‚ he hid it and said: “ And Allah only wishes to remove all abomination from you‚ ye members of the family‚ and to make you pure and spotless.” Quran (33:33) The Shi’ite adherents claim
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Abu Bakr or Ali ibn Abi Talib? The chasm between Sunnis and Shiites is deeply etched in the earliest histories of Islam. Muhammad‚ during his life time as a prophet spread word of Islam and Allah which united several tribes in the Islam world. Following Muhammad’s death there was heavy controversy on who would be named the prophets successor. The Sunnis‚ believed Abu Bakr‚ a friend of Muhammad should be the successor whereas the Shi’ites wanted Ali‚ Muhammad’s son-in-law and cousin. Doctrine from
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worship and submission of the one true God. After his death this mission was left to those whom followed his teachings. Those who truly followed in the Prophet’s foot steps were proclaimed The Rightly Guided Caliphs. They were Abu Bakr‚ ’Umar‚ Uthman and Ali‚ and were the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs‚ all of which were amongst the earliest and closest companions of the Prophet Muhammad. Each of these Caliphs contributed greatly to the development of Islam as well as the contradictory emergence of the Sunni
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teenage boy‚ Ali and his father‚ Parvez who are immigrants of Pakistan now living in England. The underlying theme is the struggle they face in a new society. There is a sharp contrast in the way Parvez and his son Ali deal with the sense of belonging and being a part of society. With all the compromises and losses Parvez suffers in his migration; he appears to take them as a part of his experience and adventure of life; to him it seems to be worth the price. On the other hand‚ his son Ali seems to have
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