Muslims who wanted to select his successor, or Caliph, by following the traditional Arab custom (Sunna) formed into a group known as Sunnis. Others insisted the Prophet had designated his cousin ...

A report issued this week by the United Nations Sanctions Monitoring Team, based on U.N. member state intelligence, said there is “growing confidence” that the IS caliph is Abdul Qadir Mumin ...

Uthman, the third Muslim caliph after Abu Bakr and Umar ibn Khattab, promoted Muawiya to governor of Syria. When Uthman - a fellow member of the Umayyad clan - was later assassinated by rebels ...

CALIPH Omar bin Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) sent an army to fight the Romans . Among the soldiers was a young ...