An important event which took place in the life of the Prophet around 610 CE was that he had a vision of Angel Gabriel who revealed the divine message of God or Allah to him. He spent the rest of his life in spreading the word of Allah to the people of Arabia.

On September 24, 622, the prophet Muhammad completes his Hegira, or “flight,” from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution. In Medina, Muhammad set about building the followers of his religion—Islam—into an organized community and Arabian power. The Hegira would later mark the beginning (year 1) of the Muslim calendar.

At the age of six, Muhammad lost his biological mother, Amina, to illness and was raised by his paternal grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, until he died when Muhammad was eight. He then came under the care of his uncle Abu Talib, the new leader of Banu Hashim.

How did “the Hegira” spread Islam? They were able gather themselves and send out missionaries to get converts. any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place. -After enduring persecution in Mecca, Muhammad and his followers migrated to the nearby town of Yathrib.

Rashidun

Muhammad

A caliph is a religious and civil leader in a Muslim country. Caliph comes from the Arabic word khalafa, meaning “successor” or “next in line.” It was taken as a title by Abu-bekr, the first Islamic leader after the death of Mohammed, the prophet who founded the religion of Islam.

Arab historians regarded Solomon as one of the greatest rulers around the world.

Magicians read in their books about these kings, whose names vary depending on the source. According to one version, they were: Mudhhib (“gilder”), Merra, al-Ahmar (“the red”), Borqan (“the gleaming”), Semhuresh, al-Abyad (“the white”) and Mimun (“lucky”).

According to tradition, he is buried in the town of Bayt Jibrin (in the vicinity of Hebron), destroyed by Israel in 1948. Today his maqam (shrine) is abandoned and located just north to Kibbutz Beit Guvrin.

Supernaturality. Jinn are not supernatural in the sense of being purely spiritual and transcendent to nature; while they are believed to be invisible (or often invisible) they also eat, drink, sleep, breed with the opposite sex, with offspring that resemble their parents.

Malik – Arabic

Islam arrived in Kerala, a part of the larger Indian Ocean rim, via spice and silk traders from the Middle East. Kerala Muslims are generally referred to as the Mappilas. Mappilas are but one among the many communities that forms the Muslim population of Kerala.

Islam is the second largest practised religion in Kerala (26.56%) next to Hinduism. The calculated Muslim population (Indian Census, 2011) in Kerala state is 8,873,472. Most of the Muslims in Kerala follow the Shāfiʿī School (Sunni Islam), followed by Salafi movement.

Ernakulam district

This page lists Kerala Cities by the nominal GDP per capita and the financial good health….List of districts and cities in Kerala by GDP per capita.

Kannur district

Pathanamthitta