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An ongoing dispute concerns the identity of the second male Muslim, that is, the first male who accepted the teachings of Muhammad. [3] [2] Shia and some Sunni sources identify him as Muhammad's cousin, Ali ibn Abi Talib, aged between nine and eleven at the time. [4] For instance, this is reported by the Sunni historian Ibn Hisham (d.
First Muslim Female convert: Khadija [5] 610 [5] When Muhammad reported his first revelation from the Angel Gabriel , Khadija was the first female and first person to convert to Islam. However, Shia Muslims claim Ali was the first to convert to Islam. Ibn Hisham & Ibn Ishaq [5] 3. First Muslim Male convert: Ali Ibn Abi Talib [6] 610 [6]
"No Nobels for the Muslim World" by Aziz Akhmad, The Express Tribune, October 6, 2011 "Abdus Salam, 'First Muslim Nobel Laureate'", The Culture Trip. (Abdus Salam was a theoretical physicist who became the first Pakistani and the first Muslim to be awarded the Nobel Prize in the sciences.) "Dr. Abdus Salam: Nobel Laureate in Physics"
Entries in this chronological list of Muslim military leaders are accompanied by dates of birth and death, branch of Islam, country of birth, field of study, campaigns fought and a short biographical description. The list includes notable conquerors, generals and admirals from early Islamic history to the 21st century.
The nominee who could become the first Muslim American to serve as a federal appellate court judge is fighting back against characterizations of his work by law enforcement groups that are ...
Yasir ibn Amir ibn Malik al-Ansi (Arabic: يَاسِر ٱبْن عَامِر ٱبْن مَالِك ٱلْعَنْسِيّ, romanized: Yāsir ibn ʿĀmir ibn Mālik al-ʿAnsī; sixth/seventh century C.E.) was an early companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
The first four caliphs are particularly significant to modern intra-Islamic debates: for Sunni Muslims, they are models of righteous rule; for Shia Muslims, the first three of the four were usurpers. Accepted traditions of both Sunni and Shia Muslims detail disagreements and tensions between the four rightly guided caliphs.
This is a list of Muslim Academy Award winners and nominees. It includes both practicing Muslims and those who have a Muslim background. Academy Awards , popularly known as Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for artistic and technical merit in the film industry.