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routine; there were days when more than 100 persons were executed. Amnesty International documented 2,946 executions in the 12 months following Bani Sadr 's impeachment, a conservative figure because the authorities did not report all executions. The pace of executions slackened considerably at the end of 1982, partly as a result of a deliberate government decision but primarily because, by then, the back of the armed resistance movement had largely been broken. The radical opposition had, however

Mu’awiya, an administrator in Syria who challenged Ali on his handling of the death of Uthman. Mu’awiya felt like Ali did not do enough avenge the death of Uthman and felt like because of this, he did not deserve to be the caliph, so he decided to challenge him for the throne of caliph. During the battle, Ali’s men happened to have the upper hand in the majority of battle, which led to Mu’awiya strategically trying to negotiate with Ali. While Ali refused at first, believing their differences should

Research Paper Rough Draft Islam means peace or submission. The followers of islam are called Muslims. Muslims believe that Allah (God) is the only God, is is a monotheistic religion. They also believe that Allah is beyond human comprehension, and we should never try to draw Allah as a being but instead beautiful, yet complicated patterns. Muslims also believe that Allah cannot become human, it is logically impossible, and that there were five prophets who were messengers of him, Noah, Abraham

following the truth and turning the heart away from all else but Allah. Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanawi, wrote in his book Sufi Study of Hadith, “Tasawwuf is a name for the development of the inner and outer aspects of the individual, and there is not a single Quranic verse or hadith text which is not in some way related to it” (Name, page #). Famous Sufis such as Ali-Hujwiri claims that the Sufism started with Ali-Ibn-Abi-Talib, who was the fourth Caliph and nephew of Prophet Muhammad, peace be

Bakr the Prophet 's closest companion is the true successor. In contrast most Shias believe that Ali, who was the prophet 's cousin and son in law is the true successor. Abu bakr was the rightful heir to lead Muslims after the Prophet’s death. Abu Bakr was arguably his closest confidant throughout their lives, and Abu Bakr understood the Messenger teachings the best. It can also be argued that that Ali would be the fourth caliph instead of the first because choosing a successor to the Prophet based

proof of Imam Ali’s political and religious claims. The chapter continues with Shia biographical narrative of Ali, giving details of his

Jafaryia/Twelvers. 2.1 The Imams The Imamate began with Ali, who is also accepted by Sunni Muslims as the fourth of the "rightly guided caliphs" to succeed the Prophet. Shia’s revere Ali as the First Imam, and his descendants, beginning with his sons Hasan and Husain, continue the line of the Imams until the Twelfth, who is believed to have ascended into a supernatural state to return to earth on judgment day. Shias point to the close lifetime association of Muhammad with Ali. When Ali was six years old,

indicate that the embryo of came to be termed as the Ismaili daʿwa began to take shape during the imamate of al-Ṣādiq. Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (114-48/733-65), as well as the succeeding Ismaili imams, lived in a very difficult time. The ʿAbbāsid caliph al-Dawānīqī and his successors were very hostile towards al-Ṣādiq and his household. After the death of al-Ṣādiq, the Ismaili imams lived in hiding. Among them, the life of Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl remains very obscure. Certain early sources, which were written

Challenges Facing the Youth in Today’s Society Most of the problems facing today’s youth are not restricted to any one ethnic or religious group, but affect young people generally. Most discussions on youth have focussed on issues such as drug abuse, crime, violence, sexuality and poverty. In addition to these, today’s youth are afflicted by new challenges. These include: 1. An Identity Crisis: Who am I? 2. Lack of self confidence and low self esteem: I am worthless 3. A sense of hopelessness:

She was born 599AD. Her story begins in Makkah when one day her cousin, Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi, ask her head in marriage. The prophet asked Zaynab if she wanted to marry him, and she blushed out of bashfulness and smiled. They had two children named Ali (died during childhood) and Umma. One day when, Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi returned to Makkah from a trip, Zainab announced that her father had become the prophet of Islam and that she and most her family had be come Muslims. The quraysh told Abu al-As ibn