Reviews in Islamic Heritage

This book can be considered a comprehensive resource for any researcher in Islamic history and heritage, as it offers a systematic and logical approach to discussing the most important issues related to Islamic history and heritage. It addresses the relationship between religion and governance with a modern and scholarly approach, and examines the relationship between religion, society, the state, and the ruling system. Simultaneously, it explores the nature of Islamic society in the first century AH and its subsequent development. The book also critically analyzes the power struggle that began at Saqifa Bani Sa'ida concerning the authority and kingship of Muhammad (peace be upon him), disregarding the sanctity some have imposed on the Islamic tradition and the early generations of Muslims. Furthermore, the book critically analyzes the beginnings of political opposition in the nascent Islamic state, where the Prophet's family led a political opposition to Abu Bakr al-Siddiq's caliphate. This opposition was spearheaded by Ali ibn Abi Talib, al-Abbas (the Prophet's uncle), Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, some of those promised Paradise, and Sa'd ibn Ubadah, the leader of the Ansar.