History of Islam

HISTORY OF ISLAM The role of Prophet Muhammad (d. 632 AD) is a revolutionary one in the long history of religion. Human history entered a new era with him. G od has granted man complete freedom, yet at the same time, He is managing history in general as well as Muslim history in particular, so that the divine purpose of creation could be achieved. As per the divine tradition, this management is always accomplished through certain individuals. There are four major forms of this divine management: Institutional roles Revolutionary roles Academic roles Individual roles A historical example of the institutional role is that of Prophet Abraham, who built the Kabah in Makkah about four thousand years ago. The Kabah is like an institutional center of the religion of monotheism of