BIOGRAPHIES OF THE RIGHTLY-GUIDED CALIPHS pdf

Biographies of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs – Biographies of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs Prepared from the works of Ibn Katheer, At-Tabari, As-Syooti, and other historians.  Prepared and ‘Translated by Tamir Abu As-Su‘ood Muhammad Nola Kamal Ed-Din Abu Al-Yazid  Revised and Edited by:  M, Ibrahim Kamara Joanne McEwan

BIOGRAPHIES OF THE RIGHTLY-GUIDED CALIPHS

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Nonetheless, the death of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, was indeed a heavy blow that the yet blooming Muslim nation strove to survive. Realizing the enormity of their loss, Muslims shuddered, shed bitter tears and were muddled and confused.

At that point, Islam was definitely at stake,

 Many of those who falsely claimed to have embraced Isiam were quick to revert to their blind ignorance and despicable life of vice and orderlessness. Driven by rare intrepidity and dauntlessness,

Abu Bakr As may Allah be pleased with him, firmly took charge of the situation fiercely baling whoever even so much as toyed with the idea of slipping back into atheism. Since drastic maladies call for drastic remedies,

Abu Bakr was just the man for the job, with a heart filled with tue faith, unblemished by the slightest trace of fear or hesitation,

 It is therefore safe to say that the sword Abu Bakr boldly unsheathed in the face of the enemies of Islam was literally a new lease on life for it        

Afterwards, the constantly expanding Muslim state was stepping into another phase during which Istam spread outside.the Arab Peninsula, (0 extend lo faraway areas such as Syria, Iraq and Egypt. The responsibility was by no means simple,

Further, 4 continually expanding state, in its own, required implementing a well-established,