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According to Fred M. Donner, the title's adoption marked a step in the centralization of the nascent Muslim state, as the ʾAmīr al-Muʾminīn was acknowledged as the central authority of the expanding Muslim empire, responsible for appointing and dismissing generals and governors, taking major political decisions, and keeping the dīwān ...
The book states that the head of the Islamic state should be titled as the Amir al-Mu'minin. It explains that obedience to the Amir al-Mu'minin by the ummah is fard and that opposition is hudud. It considers the Amir al-Mu'minin as the embodiment of uli al-amr. [1] The book also details the flags that should be used by an Islamic state.
The office was established by Mullah Mohammed Omar, who founded both the Taliban and the original Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in the 1990s. On 4 April 1996, in Kandahar, followers of Omar bestowed upon him the title Amir al-Mu'minin (أمير المؤمنين), meaning "Commander of the Faithful", as Omar had donned a cloak taken from its shrine in the city, asserted to be that of the ...
Al-Amir and al-Bata'ihi moved quickly to forestall a succession by one of al-Afdal's sons, imprisoning them and moving the vast treasures al-Afdal had amassed into the caliphal palace. Al-Bata'ihi was appointed as the new vizier, but al-Amir took an increasing role in government, and was prominently featured in spectacular public ceremonies.
Islamic religious police have arisen in some Muslim majority states and regions (Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Aceh province of Indonesia, Afghanistan, Egypt, and Iran). Between 1996 and 2001 the Taliban in Afghanistan [ 110 ] had a Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (at different times called a Committee or a department ...
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Islamic countries should form an alliance against what he called "the growing threat of expansionism" from Israel, drawing a ...
In the Turkish Islamic lands, saints have been referred to by many terms, including the Arabic walī, the Persian s̲h̲āh and pīr, and Turkish alternatives like baba in Anatolia, ata in Central Asia (both meaning "father"), and eren or ermis̲h̲ (< ermek "to reach, attain") or yati̊r ("one who settles down") in Anatolia. [1]
Eren reveals his plan was much bigger than Armin thought. He purposely became an object of hate, triggered the Rumbling, and awaited his friends to come and put an end to him.