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Rashidun
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thumb|Ottoman Empire|Ottoman miniature paintings depicting [[Muhammad (center) and the Rashidun caliphs (anticlockwise) Abu Bakr, Umar, Ali, and Uthman, ]]
The Rashidun were the first four caliphs (Islamic leaders) who ruled after the Prophet Muhammad's death: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali. They are considered important in Islamic history as the immediate successors who led the early Muslim community during its foundational period.
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- History
- Abu Bakr
- Umar
- Uthman
- Ali
- Military expansion
- Social policies
- Civil activities
- Settlements
- Religious significance
- Sunni view
- Fifth Rashidun caliph hypotheses
- Shia view
- Timeline
- See also
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Ottoman Empire|Ottoman miniature paintings depicting [[Muhammad (center) and the Rashidun caliphs (anticlockwise) Abu Bakr, Umar, Ali, and Uthman, ]]
The Rashidun () are the first four caliphs () who led the Muslim community following the death of Muhammad, namely Abu Bakr (), Umar (), Uthman (), and Ali ().
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rashidun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.