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The Qur’an – The word of God The most important source of authority in Islam. It is the complete book of guidance for all and was revealed by Allah to the Prophet Muhammad (through the Angel Jibril) over a period of 23 years.
Belief in the Books of God: Muslims believe that God revealed holy books or scriptures to a number of God’s messengers. Muslims believe that these earlier scriptures in their original form were divinely revealed, but that only the Quran remains as it was first revealed to the prophet Muhammad.
What were the two primary factors in the spread of Islam?
Islam spread through military conquest, trade, pilgrimage, and missionaries. Arab Muslim forces conquered vast territories and built imperial structures over time.
What is authority in Islam?
Religious people often call upon texts and individuals for guidance in ways specific to their faith. For Muslims the Qur’an is the most important source of authority as the word of God.
What are sources of authority?
- friends.
- family.
- personal experience.
- rational thinking.
- conscience.
Who helped spread Islam?
Abu Bakr died in 634 and was succeeded by Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second caliph, who ruled until 644. Umar found himself the ruler of a large unified state, with an organised army, and he used this as a tool to spread Islam further in the Middle East.
What are the sources of authority in Islam?
There are four sources of law: the Qur’an, the Sunnah (as distilled from the hadiths), qiyas (the concept of analogical reasoning) and ijma’ (consensus). The concepts of qiyas and ijma’ are used to legislate in the absence of rulings from the Qur’an and the Sunnah.
What are the 3 source of authority?
His three types of authority are traditional authority, charismatic authority and legal-rational authority (Weber 1922).
In this article Dr Mustafa Shah outlines some of the most important textual sources of wisdom and authority in Islam, in both Sunni and Shi’a traditions. Among them are hadith, sunnah, shari’ah, tafsīr and kalam.