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Guardians of the Islamic Legacy: Resolute During the Apostasy
Paperback
IslamGeneral Middle Eastern History
ISBN13: 9781048332049
Publisher: Mahajjah Research Institute
Published: Aug 26 2026
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.28 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Did the whole Arabian Peninsula abandon Islam following the death of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, or has the extent of the Riddah crisis sometimes been presented too broadly?
Guardians of the Islamic Legacy: Resolute During the Apostasy offers a source-based examination of the tribes, leaders, groups, and individuals who remained steadfast upon Islam during the caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq. Rather than treating the Riddah as a uniform movement encompassing the entire Peninsula, Dr. Mahdi Rizq Allah Ahmad studies the surviving historical record region by region.
The work begins by examining the treatment of the Riddah crisis in twelve contemporary historical writings. It then documents those who preserved their religious commitment and supported the Muslim community across the Hijaz, Yemen, al-Yamamah, Oman, Bahrain, Hadramawt, Mahrah, and the northern Arabian Peninsula.
Drawing upon early chronicles, biographical dictionaries, hadith literature, and specialised works on the Riddah, the author considers:
- The geographic extent and varied character of the crisis
- The role of tribal leaders and individual Muslims
- Loyalty to the Muslim community and its recognised authority
- The suppression of local revolts and competing claims
- The need for precision when evaluating early Islamic history
- The evidentiary limitations of sweeping historical generalisations
This is a focused contribution to the study of the Rashidun period and the historical consolidation of the Muslim community. It is suited to scholars, students of Islamic history, researchers, academic libraries, and readers seeking a documented account of steadfastness during one of the formative crises of early Islam.
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