The first caliphate, known as the Rashidun or Orthodox Caliphate, was established in 632 following the death of Muhammad and had four caliphs. The third of these, Uthman ibn Affan, Muhammad’s ...

The caliphates (Islamic states) were governed by a caliph. They were the successors to Muhammad.. The first major caliphate was the Rashidun Caliphate, followed by the Umayyad Caliphate and the ...

The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, fought in 636 AD in what is now Iraq, was a crucial victory for Arab Muslim forces of the Rashidun Caliphate over the Sasanian Empire of ancient Persia.

The inauguration of the First Rashidun Caliph mosque follows the recent opening of the Halima Al Saadia Mosque by the Department of Islamic Affairs in Sharjah. Located in Al Tarfa, Sharjah City, the ...