
2-1: The Righteous Caliph - Abu Bakr And The Caliphate
Islamic History Podcast
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The Great Man Theory of History
I hope most importantly that you enjoy it and benefit from it. And if you are any sort of historian, if you are concerned about the sort of thing, do know that we will be following the great man theory of history without going into too much detail. This is a history philosophy that puts forward the idea that historical events usually center around great people or people who have done amazing things. So being able to tell the story or build a story around individuals makes it much easier for me. Next week inshallah, we will be discussing and concluding the story of the wars of apostasy; then head on into the Caliphate of Omar ibn al Khattab where they allow unknown until then
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