Principles from the Lives of the 4 Rightly Guided Caliphs

 Principles from the Lives of the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs -
[A5] Paperback - 82 pages,
by Shaykh Osman Nuri,
English Translation by Elif Kapici,
Published by Erkam Publishing, Turkey.



Description :

The most exceptional era in human history in terms of virtue, justice, altruism, and ethics was the era of the golden age of Islam. It is called a golden age because the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, whose inward spirit many Muslims understand as the original cause of creation, was alive in the world during that time.


The spiritual power of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, shaped the era in which he lived. And it was then possible for great numbers of ordinary people to encounter him regularly and to get to know him well. The people of that honoured age emerged out of the darkness of violent ignorance and made their way to the civilisation of peaceful virtue. Then they climbed the peaks of knowledge of Allah Almighty. Members of this community are therefore called the Venerable Companions of the Prophet. They were faithful to the Prophet in all matters.


Thus, the Companions are a unique generation. They witnessed the acts and words of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and passed indications from him onward to all the generations that followed. Among the Companions of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the four successive leaders who guided the community after him came to be known as the Rightly-Guided Caliphs. They were pioneers in the formation of an Islamic identity shaped by the characteristic virtues of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. They were in love with the Prophet, and so they internalised his qualities of character and his ethics. In this way their hearts became sacred places where divine love could be found. And their acts and words became good examples for all Muslims.


Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,  said about the value of the era of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs, “The age of  true caliphate after me is thirty years.”
The Prophet, by these words, pointed out that the political life of Muslims would deteriorate after that time.




Table of Contents :

---[1]. The Rightly-Guided Caliphs,

---[2]. Abu Bakr, radi Allahu ta'ala anhu,
----------''Abu Bakr is from me and I am from him,''
----------The grand confidant of the secrets of the Prophet,
----------An immovable cast of faith,
----------An aura of humility and self-effacement,
----------An example of balance and moderation,
----------Words of wisdom from Hadrat Abu Bakr.

---[3]. `Umar, radi Allahu ta'ala anhu,
----------His ascetic life-style,
----------'Umar's love for the Prophet,
----------'Umar the distinguisher between truth and falsehood,
----------Actions speak louder than words,
----------A life honoured by the Qur'an,
----------Words of wisdom from Hadrat 'Umar.

---[4]. `Uthman, radi Allahu ta'ala anhu,
----------Possessor of Two Lights (Dhun-Nurayn),
----------A monument of modesty and compunction,
----------I will not stay where the Messenger of Allah is not allowed,
----------Sun of Generosity,
----------A lover of the Qur'an,
----------Commitment and modesty,
----------'Uthman the martyr,
----------Words of wisdom from Hadrat 'Uthman.

---[5]. Ali, radi Allahu ta'ala anhu,
----------Master of the Bountiful,
----------Victorious Lion of Allah,
----------From the Ka'ba to the Mosque of Kufa,
----------Words of Wisdom from Hadrat Ali.

---[6]. On Society and Rulers.

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