Questions tagged [khilafah]
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To what extent can Shura (consultation of Muslims) be used for selecting Caliph?
Shura (mutual consultation) is clearly prescribed in the Qur'an, as follows:
وَالَّذِينَ اسْتَجَابُوا لِرَبِّهِمْ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَمْرُهُمْ شُورَىٰ بَيْنَهُمْ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ ...
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Did ulama actively oppose the caliphate's expansionism?
Wikipedia has a decent overview over early conquests of the Islamic empire. The expansion seems to have been one of the most rapid in history. I'm not aware of any Muslim scholar who opposed the ...
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Limits of the legislative powers of the caliph
In a comment to this answer, user Uma states (picking up an example about fizzy water I suggested):
The limits ordained by religion are that the caliph shouldn't prevent
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What is the difference between khilafa and wilaya?
I would like to know the difference Between a wilaya and a khilafa, since both have a leader who should be listened and obeyed as long as they are muslim and both of them rule over a specific ...
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Is it halal as a sunni to prefer Ali over Abu Bakr, Umar and Othman (Radiallahu anhum)
A salam Alaykum
Basically that is my question, is it halal for sunnis to prefer Ali over them?
Is it halal for me to say that if i was alive i would choose to support Ali for Khalifa over the other ...
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Why it is prohibited for Muslims to enter a building with images and statues?
While going through the below question:
Can social functions be booked in a Church?
I stumbled upon this Hadith:
Ibn ‘Aa’idh narrated in Futooh al-Shaam that when ‘Umar came to Syria,
the Christians ...
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What were the major introductions made by the so called rashidi caliphs in terms of public administration?
At the time of Muhammad () one could say that the Islamic government had his base in Medina or wherever he actually was. As far as I know there were no state officials nor a treasury etc. these kinds ...
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Was a registry of Muslims maintained in past?
It is required in Islam to pay the zakat and other obligations towards the leader of the Muslims, for this a registry of Muslims is essential was such a registry maintained by the Muslims of the time? ...
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Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan status
Why has Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan who clearly did not follow the path of Rasulullah and the 4 rightly guided Caliphs in his reign, did many Haram things openly and named his successor his son Yazid ...
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Where can I get authentic Info about the Caliphates of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali?
We have sahih hadiths to learn authentic info about the life of the prophet, do we have something equivalent in authority and reliability for those four caliphs ?
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