This is a list of sources that I ustilised in my various articles on hadith and sunnah.
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Below I have produced a glossary of Arabic terms that are used in this blog.
In the battle of Yamaamah, 70 companions who had memorised the Qur’an were killed. The death of such a large number of qurraa alarmed Umar.
In this article we discribe the process by which the Companions agreed to the appointment of Abu Bakr as-Siddique as the Khalifa.
The hadeeth that allude to Abu Bakr’s caliphate are so numerous that it is impossible — even for the people of innovations — to give any plausible reason to reject them
The scholars of ahlus-sunnah wal jamaaah, both from the past and present, all agree that, after the death of the Prophet, Abu Bakr was more deserving than anyone else to become the overall ruler and Khaleefah of the Muslim nation. Not a single Companion abstained from making a pledge to recognize Abu Bakr’s leadership.
In this article we examine the stance of Ali bin Abi Talib towards the Caliphate of Abu Bakr. Contrary to the belief of the Shia, Ali never contested Abu Bakr’s right to succeed the Messenger of Allah, nor did he make a claim that he was divinely appointed!
Ali was a sincere adviser to Abu Bakr during his caliphate. There are many signs of his sincerity to Abu Bakr, to Islam and to the Muslims, and of his keenness to protect the position of the caliphs and to uphold Muslim unity.
The origins of Mu‘tazila sect remain a subject for debate, but a number of scholars believe that the founder of the sect was the Bas̩ran Wāṣil b. ʿAṭāʾ (d. 131/748).
The exact nature, as well as the origins of early Shī‘īsm prior to the ‘Abbāsid revolution and even during the early ‘Abbāsid period, is confused and obscure according to the various early written sources