Muslim Conquests

Muslim conquests following Prophet Muhammad's death led to the creation of the caliphates, occupying a vast geographical area; conversion to Islam was boosted by missionary activities, particularly those of Imams, who intermingled with local populations to propagate the religious teachings. These early caliphates, coupled with Muslim economics and trading and Islamic Golden Age and the later expansion of the Gunpowder Empires, resulted in Islam's spread outwards from Mecca towards the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans and the creation of the Muslim world. Trading played an important role in the spread of Islam in several parts of the world, notably Indian traders in southeast Asia.

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Muslim Conquests . Imam Ali b. Abi Talib

Could you provide detailed information about the conquests of Rome and Persia involving Maula Ali and his sons, as well as suggestions for any relevant books on this topic?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

Imam Ali (AS) and his sons never took part in any army or battle under the leadership of the wrongdoers. The narrations claiming that are fabricated and never narrated by any authentic narrator. Ibn Khaldoun claimed that in after over eight hundred years after Imam Ali's martyrdom with out mentioning any chain of narrators, that is why scholars do not take such claims as authentic at all. Such fabricated narrations aims to show that Imam Ali (AS) and his sons approved the leadership of the Saqeefa rulers, which is a false claim.

Wassalam.

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Imam Ali b. Abi Talib . Sunni-Shi'a . Muslim Conquests

How much was the participation of Imam Ali (AS) in state affairs, specifically on war fronts, when the Islamic state was expanding in all directions from 10 AH till he became the fourth caliph?

Imam Ali (AS) was very clear that his right as the real successor fo the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) was taken away by Saqeefa people, but he will not fight against them because he did not want a harm to reach Islam and Muslims because of an internal war. (Shaqshaqaiyyah sermon, Nahjul Balaghah).

He did not take any part in the wrong acts of the state affairs because the state itself was not following the real teachings of the Prophet (SAWA). Nevertheless, Imam Ali (AS) was always to save the interest of Islam and Muslim even when he was suffering along with all Ahlul Bayt (AS). He sent his sincere followers (Shia of Ali) like Salman, Ammar, Abu Tharr, Miqdad, and others to take active part in the Muslim society in different parts including in expanding and new areas. Shia of Ali have played big rule in the expanding operations of the Muslim world then.

Wassalam.