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  2. Prophets and messengers in Islam - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Prophets in Islam ( Arabic: ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء فِي ٱلْإِسْلَام, romanized : al-anbiyāʾ fī al-islām) are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God 's message on Earth and serve as models of ideal human behaviour. Some prophets are categorized as messengers ( Arabic: رُسُل, romanized : rusul; sing.

  3. Islamic Golden Age - Wikipedia

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    The metaphor of a golden age began to be applied in 19th-century literature about Islamic history, in the context of the western aesthetic fashion known as Orientalism.The author of a Handbook for Travelers in Syria and Palestine in 1868 observed that the most beautiful mosques of Damascus were "like Mohammedanism itself, now rapidly decaying" and relics of "the golden age of Islam".

  4. Sunnah - Wikipedia

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    al-Dawla. v. t. e. In Islam, sunnah, also spelled sunna ( Arabic: سنة ), is the body of traditions and practices of the Islamic prophet Muhammad that constitute a model for Muslims to follow. The sunnah is what all the Muslims of Muhammad's time supposedly saw and followed and passed on to the next generations. [ 1]

  5. Early social changes under Islam - Wikipedia

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    e. Many social changes took place under Islam between 610 and 661, including the period of Muhammad 's mission and the rule of his immediate successor (s) who established the Rashidun Caliphate . A number of historians stated that changes in areas such as social security, family structure, slavery and the rights of women improved on what was ...

  6. Abu Sufyan ibn Harb - Wikipedia

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    Abu Sufyan was a leader and merchant from the Quraysh tribe of Mecca. During his early career, he often led trade caravans to Syria. He had been among the main leaders of Meccan opposition to Muhammad, the prophet of Islam and member of the Quraysh, commanding the Meccans at the battles of Uhud and the Trench in 625 and 627 CE.

  7. History of Islam - Wikipedia

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    On the Indian subcontinent, Islam first appeared in the southwestern tip of the peninsula, in today's Kerala state. Arabs traded with Malabar even before the birth of Muhammad. Native legends say that a group of Sahaba, under Malik Ibn Deenar, arrived on the Malabar Coast and preached Islam.

  8. Islam - Wikipedia

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    Islam. Islam ( / ˈɪzlɑːm, ˈɪzlæm / IZ-la (h)m; [ 7] Arabic: ٱلْإِسْلَام, romanized : al-Islām, IPA: [alʔɪsˈlaːm], lit. 'submission [to the will of God]') is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.

  9. Kaaba - Wikipedia

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    Stone, Marble, Limestone. The Kaaba,[b]sometimes referred to as al-Ka'ba al-Musharrafa,[d]is a stone building at the center of Islam's most important mosqueand holiest site, the Masjid al-Haramin Mecca, Saudi Arabia. [2][3][4]It is considered by Muslimsto be the Bayt Allah(Arabic: بَيْت ٱللَّٰه, lit.