His words were passed on in the oral tradition of his Arabic culture. ... The Sunni tradition, which today comprises approximately 85-90 percent of all Muslims, differs from Shia tradition, which comprises the remainder of the Muslim world. The distinction between the two traditions essentially derives from different approaches to governance. ... The concept is the basis for a hereditary hierarchy in the Shia tradition. ...
The founder of Islam is Muhammad ibn Abdallah. Muhammad received revelations ranging from the year 610 to the year of his death in 632. These revelations first came to him from the angel Gabriel. The angel Gabriel spoke to him in Arabic from Allah. From these revelations, Muhammad formed the Kor...
After the sudden death of Mohammed in 632, Caliph Abu Bakr ordered one of the prophets companions to collect, from oral and written sources, all of Mohammed's utterances (Quran page 225). ... A second source of guidance for most Muslims is al-Hadith (Tradition), a vast body of transmitted stories of what the Prophet said or did or what was said or done in his presence and so approved by him (Foundations page 225). ... While Jesus and Mohammed were on Earth, their stories and teachings were passed on orally, so the need to write them down was not necessary. ...
Ambrose brought together Hebrew, Greek and Southwest Asian traditions to formulate Christian doctrine and liturgy. ... Islamic Poetry: Poetry and music were seen as equal to Islamic and local bards or wandering minstrels were the keepers of popular oral verse tradition. ...
A second source of guidance for most Muslims is al-Hadith (Tradition), a vast body of transmitted stories of what the Prophet said or did or what was said or done in his presence and therefore approved by him It was Muhammad's contention that Christianity had departed from belief in God's message as revealed in their Scriptures. ... While Jesus and Mohammed were on Earth, their stories and teachings were passed on orally, so the need to write them down was not necessary. ...
"3 By harkening back and demanding assiduous fidelity to the tenets and traditions embodied by the Prophet Muhammad, ISIS members subsequently condemn all other Muslims who do not strive to live precisely as the prophet did. ... Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi claims to be a descendant of the tribe of the prophet Muhammad, thereby aligning himself with this grand tradition dating back to the 7th century. ...
