Ask Islam: History

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Is the history of Muslim rule nothing but bloodshed?

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How can you say Islam had a lasting influence if Muslims started fighting with each other after Muhammad's death?

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How did the people in the time of Muhammad know when it was midnight if there were no clocks?

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What is your opinion of the distribution of land between Ali and Muawiya?

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What was the cause of desertion of the Muslim army at the Junge Hunain?

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In what era were the idols introduced into the Kaaba?

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What calendars existed during the time of Muhammad before Hijra (the Migration to Mecca)?

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What is the background behind the execution of a number of Jews living in Medina during the time of Muhammad?

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What is the significance of Hajr-e-Aswad (Black Stone)?

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What was the religion of Arabia before Islam and what was the religion of Muhammad before his prophethood?

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Why didn't Muhammad interpret his first revelation himself instead of going to an eminent Jewish scholar?

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Where did the "black stone" come from?

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What was the next city Islam spread to after Medina?

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In his book, Mankind and Mother Earth, is Toynbee correct in his assertion that initially non-Arab Muslims were not considered to be a part of the Muslim "Ummah"?

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When did Muhammad start teaching people about Islam?

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What was the origin of the black stone in the Kaaba (Hajre-Aswad)?

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Why is Friday counted as the seventh day in the Muslim calendar?