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Muslum - Paper

Muslum

The literal meaning of the word Islam in Arabic is “submission.” Mecca was the home of the most famous of these sanctuaries known as Ka’ba which housed a sacred black stone. Originally built by Abraham and Ishmael, who were commanded to erect the shrine so people could come to this place and worship the one true God, Allah(212). Hijra was important for the development of Islam is that Medina is where the original Muslim community began to develop many of the distinct institutions that would become the defining of Islam(214). Shi’a Musilms believed that the Prophet was commanded by Allah to assign twelve imams to successively lead the Muslims. The first caliph, Abu Bakr, an early convert ...

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Added: 4/27/2011 10:54:29 PM
Submitted By: Knc52447
Category: Religion
Type: Free Paper
Words: 205
Pages: 1

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