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Any examples of 'quran only' states from history.....?

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    Wakas
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    the only contender would be during and very early after 'al quran' was revealed, and history tells us this was the "golden era" of Islam.

    that should make people reflect.

    All information is correct to the best of my knowledge only and thus should not be taken as a fact. One should always seek knowledge and verify for themselves when possible: 17:36, 20:114, 35:28, 49:6, 58:11.

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      According to me Qur'an Alone countries last for about three hundred years after Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) death.

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        Salaams kgb,all,

        i think some changes happened about 30 years after the death of the prophet,

        MUAWIYA B. ABI SUFYAN (c.602-680)
        The founder of the Umayyad dynasty, caliph from 661-680.
        Muawiya was the son of Abu Sufyan, the leader of the Abd Shams clan. Most of the members of Abd Shams had rejected Muhammad's prophetic mission until Muhammad's conquest of Mecca in 630. Muawiya and his father are considered to be among those enemies who were reconciled to Islam through gifts. Muawiya then served as one of Muhammad's scribes.

        The third period was that of the Ummayad caliphs of Damascus (651-750). Mu'awiya's reign changed the character of the caliphate in that, unlike the first four caliphs who were chosen by the community, Mu'awiya and his successors inherited the title. The caliphate became the property of the Ummayad family.

        Muawiya

        Muawiya was the son of Abu Sufyan (a steadfast enemy of the Prophet). He commenced civil war against the Caliphate of Ali ibn Abu Talib (A) and seized power after the death of Ali (A) proclaiming himself Caliph.

        MU'AWIYA, B. ABI SUFYAN (c. 602-680)
        Mu'awiya was the founder of the Ummayyad dynasty, and reigned as Caliph from 661-680 A.D..
        Mu'awiya was the son of Abu Sufyan, the leader of the Abd Shams clan. MOST OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS CLAN REJECTED MUHAMMAD UNTIL THE CONQUEST OF MECCA IN 630. Mu'awiya and his father came to Islam through gifts. Early after his conversion, Mu'awiya worked as one of Muhammad's scribes.

        Salaams.

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          Peace Simple

          You maybe right because I really don't have much knowledge about history.

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            Navid
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            Peace

            A good question; although it's surprising that after studying the Qur'an (or Islam? ???) for 25 years, you wouldn't know already.

            The original Muslims were Quran-alone Muslims. The Hadith didn't come in until after around 200 years the death of Muhammad and revelation of the Qur'an.

            Peace

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              Peace all. Any evidence of this 'golden period',or of the 'quran only' period in history.....?
              I dont need to debate this issue,i just want some 'evidence'....
              'Bring your evidence if you are truthful'.....says the quran......
              Peace all. ps; so,since then,no quran only states...? Thats 1100 years,minimum,of no 'islamic state'....Pretty unbelievable considering gods promise of 'success in the land' for believers... (2455.).????? The followers of hadith have mountains more evidence,'legitimacy',and history than this....
              Or,can we 'write off' all history,because it 'refutes',or clashes with our 'ideas' and dogmas...?

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                Peace,

                Muhammed has created the first Quran only government and was taken over by four people after him, but then it was returned to a monarchy which destroyed the democratic government that the Quran requires to work in. So yes, there has been no Quran only country since 1400 years as people didn't listen to the Quranic message, and allowed monarches to rule them.

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                  evidence of "golden era" of islam? i would recommend using google or looking up an encylopedia

                  All information is correct to the best of my knowledge only and thus should not be taken as a fact. One should always seek knowledge and verify for themselves when possible: 17:36, 20:114, 35:28, 49:6, 58:11.

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                    Peace all. Any evidence of this 'golden period',or of the 'quran only' period in history.....?
                    I dont need to debate this issue,i just want some 'evidence'....
                    'Bring your evidence if you are truthful'.....says the quran......
                    Peace all. ps; so,since then,no quran only states...? Thats 1100 years,minimum,of no 'islamic state'....Pretty unbelievable considering gods promise of 'success in the land' for believers... (2455.).Huh??? The followers of hadith have mountains more evidence,'legitimacy',and history than this....
                    Or,can we 'write off' all history,because it 'refutes',or clashes with our 'ideas' and dogmas...?

                    peace enq,

                    There is success for the believers, but the believers are always in small(er) numbers. What happened with Muhammad's followers happened with every other prophet's followers. Most of them disappeared.
                    the biggest problem I see is that those who do not have faith in God believe that they cannot connect with God directly, and thus they need some sort of middleman who can do that for them. That's why every religion has priests and prophets and books. That's why christians have Jesus, muslims have Muhammad, and hindus have all those "Gods."

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                      mquran
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                      EnquirerPeace all. Any evidence of this 'golden period',or of the 'quran only' period in history.....?
                      I dont need to debate this issue,i just want some 'evidence'....
                      'Bring your evidence if you are truthful'.....says the quran......

                      Which would make you the most untruthful kind of person there is.

                      Peace all. ps; so,since then,no quran only states...? Thats 1100 years,minimum,of no 'islamic state'....Pretty unbelievable considering gods promise of 'success in the land' for believers... (2455.).?? The followers of hadith have mountains more evidence,'legitimacy',and history than this....

                      Really. Mountains more? Why dont you assume their position and we will how legitimate they are. You'll need to do something though, it's called 'discuss'. Can you?

                      Or,can we 'write off' all history,because it 'refutes',or clashes with our 'ideas' and dogmas...?

                      Funnily, when it comes to history, you forget your perennial 'subjective' war cry. Why is that?

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                        Enquirer,

                        so,since then,no quran only states...? Thats 1100 years,minimum,of no 'islamic state'....Pretty unbelievable considering gods promise of 'success in the land' for believers...
                        Please clarify, you're in agreement that after the revelation of quran there's was an islamic state right? If I'm mistaken, please correct me. So how has it been 1100 years since God's promise? confused
                        Secondly, you're asking for historical evidence, meaning written stories like hadith from people who don't follow it?
                        Thirdly, did God's promise have a time limit/expiry date? (after 1000 years, it doesn't apply anymore?)
                        Lastly, there is nothing about a "state" in that verse, is that your idea of "success"? )

                        Peace

                        God promises those among you who believe and do good works, that He will make them successors on Earth, as He made successors of those before them, and He will enable for them their system which He has approved for them, and He will substitute security for them in place of fear, that they serve Me and do not associate anything with Me. And as for those who reject after that, they are the wicked. 2455

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                          peace,

                          God promises those among you who believe and do good works, that He will make them successors on Earth, as He made successors of those before them, and He will enable for them their system which He has approved for them, and He will substitute security for them in place of fear, that they serve Me and do not associate anything with Me. And as for those who reject after that, they are the wicked. 2455

                          since Zenje posted this verse, i reflected upon it to see why it was posted.

                          first of all, god says that he will make "those who believe and do good works"(substitute this phrase for the term "them" ) successors on earth. come on, think it could be any group of people who is applicable under this circumstance, any group who believes in god alone and do good works. are muslims the only ones in history to qualify? i certainly do not think so...

                          everybody interprets quran and life differently because they interpret certain concepts of the quran and life from their own perspective... this is where human knowledge, nature and experience come into play. do you not think ?

                          peace, rifat

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                            Peace zenje. I stated 1100 years minimun,in response to one of the posters suggesting that the 'quran only' phase lasted 300 years...others suggested this time period was much less in their posts...
                            I can understand that you dont take hadith as knowledge (although that is not true of all members.) ,but what knowledge would you use to determine history/events outside of the quran....?
                            The point about the 'promise' is that 1100 years minimum have expired,and since then no 'political' success in the land...?
                            I appreciate your point that the verse may not mention a 'state' in your opinion,but what then does 'succcessors in the land',mean?
                            My overall point is,should not 'political' success in some form be achieved from following 'quranic principles'...?
                            I dont know if there was an 'islamic' state based on quran only after the death of the prophet,the evidence points to a state built on the quran and sunnah...
                            Do you think there was an 'islamic state' during the time of the prophet receiving the quran?...Do you think practical politics plays a part in the establishment of quranic principles...?
                            Peace. ps; Excellent post mr humble... bravo

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                              Salaams Br enquirer,

                              you said

                              "My overall point is,should not 'political' success in some form be achieved from following 'quranic principles'...?"

                              Political success is only acieved by following quranic principles i think people havn't yet realised the extent to which the quran is mistranslated.

                              The quranic principle are practiced all over the world accept in muslim lands!! believe it.

                              You can spot them if you have a keen eye.

                              Salaams.

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                                Peace zenje. I stated 1100 years minimun,in response to one of the posters suggesting that the 'quran only' phase lasted 300 years...others suggested this time period was much less in their posts...

                                Funny thing, mr subjective doesn't mind delving into information for which there are thousands of versions. As long as suits his purpose to deride, it's all good.

                                I can understand that you dont take hadith as knowledge (although that is not true of all members.) ,but what knowledge would you use to determine history/events outside of the quran....?

                                Guesswork knowledge. Something you should be very familiar with given the 25 years of study you put in.

                                The point about the 'promise' is that 1100 years minimum have expired,and since then no 'political' success in the land...?
                                I appreciate your point that the verse may not mention a 'state' in your opinion,but what then does 'succcessors in the land',mean?

                                Do you only read 10 words in a given verse then forget about the rest?

                                My overall point is,should not 'political' success in some form be achieved from following 'quranic principles'...?
                                I dont know if there was an 'islamic' state based on quran only after the death of the prophet,the evidence points to a state built on the quran and sunnah...

                                You don't know because you refuse to define what constitutes 'knowledge' to you. As soon as the 'knowledge' becomes apparent, you abandon it for something which suits your sinister purpose.

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                                  Peace br simple. I agree with parts of your analysis... I agree some 'universal principles' may be found in the quran...These same universal principles can be found in other scriptures,and from personal experience too...

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                                    peace enq,

                                    I think there have been many successes. The US constitution being one of them (?). The world is what it is today because of the success of brilliant minds in the past.

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                                      Peace

                                      Peace br simple. I agree with parts of your analysis... I agree some 'universal principles' may be found in the quran...These same universal principles can be found in other scriptures,and from personal experience too...

                                      So do you believe the Qur'an to be from God, or no? Or just parts you like are from God? I'm just asking out of mere confusion and curiosity, nothing else. If you could answer this, I would greatly appreciate it.

                                      Peace.

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                                        I agree some 'universal principles' may be found in the quran...These same universal principles can be found in other scriptures,and from personal experience too...

                                        Certainly, that's the crux of the matter. All universal principles are stemmed from experiences of life/reality. Even the Quran was as such.

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                                          mr.humble,

                                          since Zenje posted this verse, i reflected upon it to see why it was posted.
                                          Actually, enquirer posted it first specifically to ask the original question on this thread.

                                          first of all, god says that he will make "those who believe and do good works"(substitute this phrase for the term "them" ) successors on earth. come on, think it could be any group of people who is applicable under this circumstance, any group who believes in god alone and do good works. are muslims the only ones in history to qualify? i certainly do not think so...
                                          That's why I reposted the verse. To really look at what it's talking about. Is it about "muslims"? Is it about a state? Is it really about political gain? I'm glad you caught it out. )
                                          If you haven't yet, read the thread from the beginning to see what it's all about.

                                          Enquirer,

                                          I stated 1100 years minimun,in response to one of the posters suggesting that the 'quran only' phase lasted 300 years...others suggested this time period was much less in their posts...
                                          Which brings me back to my question, if you're talking about a "quran only state", and you believe that it existed 10 years, 200 years, 300 years (not the point), then why would you be asking about this "promise" when the "promise" has been fulfiled?

                                          My overall point is,should not 'political' success in some form be achieved from following 'quranic principles'...?
                                          Even though it's not the aim, it is a by product. Again, what's 'political' success, and is this what it's talking about?

                                          I dont know if there was an 'islamic' state based on quran only after the death of the prophet,the evidence points to a state built on the quran and sunnah...
                                          Which evidence?.. when traditional hadith and corruption did not appear until after 200 years? Not that I follow that history either.

                                          Do you think there was an 'islamic state' during the time of the prophet receiving the quran?...
                                          What I think doesn't matter. What happened doesn't matter to me. )

                                          Peace

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