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These five have thus become known as the Ahl al-Kisa (lit. ' people of the cloak '). [4] Variants of this tradition can be found in Sahih Muslim, [5] [4] Sunan al-Tirmidhi, and Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, [5] all canonical collections in Sunni Islam. Other versions are reported by the Sunni scholars ibn Kathir (d. 1373), al-Wahidi (d.
Some names are known from either the Qur’an or the hadith, while others can be found in both sources, although most are found in the Qur’an. [8] Additionally, Muslims also believe that there are more names of God besides those found in the Qur'an and hadith, and that God has kept knowledge of these names hidden with himself, and no one else ...
Sufi Muslims believe God created the throne as a sign of his power and not as place of dwelling. [13] Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi (d. 429/1037) in his al-Farq bayn al-Firaq (The Difference between the Sects) reports that 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, said: "God created the Throne as an indication of His power, not for taking it as a place for Himself."
In Sunni Islam, the Shahada has two parts: 'lā ʾilāha ʾillā -llāh' ("There is no deity except God"), and 'muḥammadun rasūlu llāh' ("Muhammad is the Messenger of God"), [16] which are sometimes referred to as the first Shahada and the second Shahada. [17] The first statement of the Shahada is also known as the tahlīl. [18]
[2] [3] Considered the greatest [4] [5] and one of the most well-known verses of the Quran, it is widely memorised and displayed in the Islamic faith. [6] It is said (ḥadīṯ) that reciting this verse wards off devils (šayāṭīn) [7] and fiends (ʿafārīt). [8
According to some Islamic hadiths, whoever calls to God using al-Ism al-A'zam, his or her prayer will be granted. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] In Shi'a Islam , al-Ism al-A'zam is believed to have a powerful effect in the act of blessing.
Whether temporary marriage, which was a pre-Islamic Arabic tradition and was widely practiced among Muslims during the lifetime of Muhammad, was abolished in Islam is also an area where Sunni and Shiite understandings conflict as well as the translation / interpretation of the related verse Quran 4:24 and ethical-religious problems regarding it.
A caliph is the supreme religious and political leader of an Islamic state known as the caliphate. [1] [2] Caliphs (also known as 'Khalifas') led the Muslim Ummah as political successors to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, [3] and widely-recognised caliphates have existed in various forms for most of Islamic history.