Rashidun

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the caliphate period?632–661 CE
2. What is the first caliph?Abu Bakr
3. Who were the first four leaders after Prophet Muhammad?The first four leaders were Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali. They guided the Muslim community after Prophet Muhammad died.
4. What did the Rashidun Caliphate do with the Quran?Uthman made a single, official copy of the Quran so everyone could read the same words. This kept the holy book the same everywhere.

Caliphate: The institution established to succeed the Prophet Muhammad as leader of the Muslim community, encompassing both political and religious authority.
Sunnah: The practices, teachings, and sayings of Prophet Muhammad, serving as a secondary source of Islamic law and a model for Muslim conduct.
Quran: The central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God (Allah) to Prophet Muhammad.
Fitna: An Arabic term referring to 'trial,' 'affliction,' or 'civil strife,' most notably the First Fitna, a period of internal conflict in early Islamic history.