(Wars of Apostasy) Religious and Political Dimensions

Abstract

The study of the Prophet's biography is one of the topics that attract the attention of Muslim historians, scholars, and jurists; they have a basis in the consolidation of the fundamentals of Islamic law so that it becomes a rule for every Muslim to follow it in every aspect of his daily life. According to this context, it is a must to study the challenges that confronted many Muslims and had in some periods constituted an existential threat to the entity of the Islamic nation. One of the most important periods is that of apostasy wars which formed a new turning point that did not appear to the Prophet and his companions. This period was marked by its emotional, religious and political nature. In order to prevent it from fulfilling its aims, Muslims found themselves obliged to put an end to such a threat. Hence, war was their only solution. The following paper sheds the light on Wars of Apostasy and deals, from religious and political dimensions, with sources and references related to this subject matter.