History of the Rightly Guided Caliphs Main objectives:

Main objectives:

Class preparation

Saturdays 10 AM - 12 PM EST (United States Eastern Standard Time)  Week 1

Required Texts (Selection):

and geopolitical legacy of the Rightly Guided Caliphs (al-Khulafā’ al-Rāshidūn) (CE 632-661)

History of the Rightly Guided Caliphs Main objectives:Instructor: Dr. Jaan Islam Date times: October 19 December 7, Saturdays 10 AM 12 PM US Eastern Standard Time Course description: How did the caliphs react to economic woes and natural disasters? What was the sociological structure of the early caliphate outside Arabia? How did the companions strive to preserve Islam intellectually and politically? This course examines the life, work, and geopolitical legacy of the Rightly Guided Caliphs (al Khulaf al