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The Banu Hashim and some companions of Muhammad gathered at Ali's house in protest after learning about the appointment of Abu Bakr. [33] [22] Among them were Muhammad's uncle Abbas and Zubayr. [22] These held Ali to be the rightful successor to Muhammad, [34] [35] possibly referring to the announcement by the latter at the Ghadir Khumm. [36]
Muhammad Ali Pasha (1769–1849) 18 June 1805 20 July 1848 43 years, 32 days Muhammad Ali: Seized power in the Eyalet of Egypt — Ibrahim Pasha (1789–1848) 15 April 1848 20 July 1848: 96 days Muhammad Ali: Regent For Muhammad Ali Pasha: 2 20 July 1848 10 November 1848 113 days Presumed son of Muhammad Ali Pasha: 3 Abbas Helmi I Pasha (1812 ...
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.
In the first chapter, Madelung posits that Abu Bakr had planned before Muhammad's death to acquire for himself the position of caliph. Although a general election would have resulted in a dynastic succession in the person of Muhammad's cousin Ali , the assembly of the Ansar at Saqifa afforded Abu Bakr his chance to realize his plans, who then ...
Swaminarayan (IAST: Svāmīnārāyaṇa; 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi and ascetic believed by followers to be a manifestation of Krishna [2] [3] [4] or the highest manifestation of Purushottama, [5] [6] around whom the Swaminarayan Sampradaya developed.
Muhammad Ali was an Albanian commander in the Ottoman Albanian army that was sent to drive Napoleon's forces out of Egypt. [1] After Napoleon’s withdrawal, he aligned himself with Omar Makram , the leader of Egyptian resistance against the French, rose to power with his Albanian troops, and forced the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II to recognise him ...
[23] [24] Ali thus opposed the caliphate of Abu Bakr, who was hastily elected in the absence of Ali and the rest of Muhammad's kin. [25] Perhaps in the interest of the Muslim unity, [22] [26] Ali eventually accepted the temporal rule of the first three caliphs, [27] but without giving up his claims as the designated successor of Muhammad. [27]
Gunatitanand Swami (28 September 1784 – 11 October 1867), born Mulji Jani, was a prominent paramhansa of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya who was ordained by Swaminarayan [1] [2]: 22 [3]: 16 [4]: 123 and is accepted as the first spiritual successor of Swaminarayan by the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS).