Tag Archives: Caliphate

The satisfaction of Zahra (a.s.) is a basis for satisfaction of Allah, and her anger is the sign of Allah’s anger, as well as she is the chief of women of the world. Naturally, such a person will be pure and infallible. Question: What is the relationship between the anger of …

This volume offers an engaging introduction to the diverse writings of influential scholars representing six classical Islamic schools of theology: Sunnism, Zaydism, Twelver Shiʿism, Muʿtazilism, Ibadism, and....

According to my understanding, Shīʻah is an Arabic word for group. No such group apparently existed prior to the institution of the caliphate – khalafah – and it was only instituted to oppose Abu Bakr Siddique the...

Political participation is seen as the backbone of a political state and an element ensuring the efficiency and reliability of a political system....

This erudite, complex, and fascinating book reexamines the struggle over and for the office of caliph, primarily during the period from the death of the Prophet Muhammad to that of his...