Lukol Directory: Society: Religion and Spirituality: Islam: History: Early

Notes on Reading Sura 8 A lecture by Lynn Harry Nelson, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, The University of Kansas, US. http://www.ku.edu/kansas/medieval/108/lect... Anwary Islam A collection of biographies of the Prophet Mohammed, his companions and wives, with an account of the Prophet's battlefields. http://anwary-islam.com/ Brief History of Compilation of the Qur'an A short account of how the Qur'an was preserved and compiled, and the addition of diacritical marks. http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/compilat... Islam and the Prophet Muhammad Text of a lecture by Lynn Harry Nelson, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, The University of Kansas, US. http://www.ku.edu/kansas/medieval/108/lect... The Battle of Badr A detailed description of the historic Battle of Badr by Allama Shibli Naumani. http://www.geocities.com/badr_313/ Medieval Sourcebook: Pact of Umar, 7th Century Supposed to have been the peace accord offered by the Caliph Umar to the Christians of Syria; it formed the pattern of later management of the status of non-Muslims. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/pact... Development of Islam during the early Middle Ages History from 570 to 1000. http://www.angelfire.com/ny/dawahpage/hist... Medieval Sourcebook: Accounts of The Arab Conquest of Egypt, 642 A Coptic account from "The History of The Patriarchs of Alexandria", and an Arab account from Al-Baladhuri's "The Conquest of Alexandria". http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/642E... Restatement of History of Islam and Muslims An online book by Sayed Ali Asgher Razwy presents the Shia interpretation of early Islam, from 570 to 661 CE, as a movement launched by the Prophet Muhammad, consummated with the support of his vicegerent 'Ali ibn Abi Talib. http://al-islam.org/restatement/ The Four Righteous Caliphs A history of the first four caliphs to rule after the death of Muhammad, until the rise to power of the Umayyad dynasty. Includes a map. http://www.princeton.edu/~batke/itl/denise... The Rightly-Guided Caliphs Explains the Muslim concept of Caliph, and profiles the first four who succeeded the Prophet Muhammad; known as The Rightly-Guided Caliphs. http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/politics/first... Sub Topics: Prophet Muhammed Ali ibn Abi Talib Companions of the Prophet Kharijites

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