Authority in Islam

Abu Bakr according Allah Arab culture Arabia attributed became become believed branches cAbd cAli caliph called character charismatic authority chief claim command concept considered constituted continuity course culture death developed distinct divine doctrinal domination early economic elements emergence essentially established event expressed fact figure followers forces formulation fundamental further historical identified Imams immediate important indicated institutional institutionalized Islamic community Islamic history Kharijites leader leadership legacy legitimacy legitimate maintained major manifested means Mecca messenger mode of authority motifs Muhammad Muhammad's charismatic authority Muhammadan Muslim nature obedience organization original particular period perpetuation Persian pointed political position possible practice pre-Islamic pre-Islamic Arab present Prophet qualities question Qur'an Quraysh recognized reference relationship religion religious routinization sacred Shicite Shicite Imams significance social society specific structure succession successor Sunnite supporters symbolic traditional Arab tribal tribe ultimate Umayyad universal various Watt Weber Weberian