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) What were the main issues confronting the rightly guided caliphs during the period of 632-661.B) To what extent were the caliphs successful dealing with issue and securing the future of Islam
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A) What were the main issues confronting the rightly guided caliphs during the period of 632-661. B) To what extent were the caliphs successful dealing with issue and securing the future of Islam? A) After the death of the prophet, the city of medina and Mecca was under a form of chaos, as the Islamic empire were with out a leader to guide or to lead the people of Islam. Therefore the Muslim committee elected Abu Bakr, as he was the closest companion of the prophet, and so become the first caliphate, also known as 'The Rightly Guided Caliphs' because a caliph is someone who truly followed the footsteps of the prophet. Abu Bakr's first dilemma as a caliph was the dismemberment of the alliances of the following kingdoms 'Yemen' and 'Oman'. Also the false revelations of new prophets seemed to emerge through out of Arabia. To deal with this problem Abu...
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