Al-Khulafa' Ar-Rashidun: The Righteous Caliphs (Al-Khulafa' Ar-Rashidun: Para Khalifah yang agung)

Module Description

Devoted Muslims see the whole of Prophet Muhammad’s s.a.w. life as a religious guidance illuminating the meaning of existence, but the religious chroncile does not end with the Prophet’s s.a.w. death. It continues through the terms of his four successors, remembered as the Al-Khulafa’ Ar-Rasyidun or the “Rightly-Guided Caliphs”: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali r.a.

This module will provide a concise and comprehensive overview and historical account of the lives of the four caliphs of Islam. It will be conducted through an in-depth analysis of their respective biographies, anecdotes on their challenges and contributions to the development of Islam as well as a comparative analysis of their leadership virtues and administration system.

This module is drawn up with the hopes that participants will be able to find models from the best generations of humanity who have already lived and passed on,at the same time find guidance and inspiration to establish a just and illuminated civilisation in the present age. This module will also showcase the reality of conflicts and disagreements which happened in the caliphate era. Ultimately, the module’s focus is to extract values and lessons from the stories and apply to the lives of Muslims, especially in today’s modern and challenging world.

Module Objectives

This module aims to achieve the following learning objectives:

• To understand the meaning and subject of khilafah as well as the contributions and challenges that happened.

• To instill and adopt a sense of love and respect for the Al-Khulafa’ Ar-Rashidun, especially in the face of tremendous difficulty.

• To introduce participants to the two divisions of the caliphate era.

• To highlight important lessons and takeaways from the stories and apply to today’s generation of Muslims.

Module Outline (10 hours)

In this 10 hours module, participants will be covering the following topics:

• Introduction of the Khilafah

• The First Khalifah: Abu Bakr As-Siddiq r.a.

• The Second Khalifah: Umar Ibn Al-Khattab r.a.

• The Third Khalifah: Uthman Ibn Affan r.a.

• The Fourth Khalifah: Ali Ibn Abi Talib r.a.

Payment should be made directly to the mosque.