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The hadith and sῑra-maghāzī literature speak frequently of the dominion (mulk) of the prophet and his community (ummah). This triumphalist view of the emergence of the early Islamic community "served to sustain and legitimize that community's hegemony, the supremacy of its ruling elite, and the expansionist policy of the burgeoning polity."<ref>Sean Anthony, ''Muhammad and the Empires of Faith'', p. 177</ref> | The hadith and sῑra-maghāzī literature speak frequently of the dominion (mulk) of the prophet and his community (ummah). This triumphalist view of the emergence of the early Islamic community "served to sustain and legitimize that community's hegemony, the supremacy of its ruling elite, and the expansionist policy of the burgeoning polity."<ref>Sean Anthony, ''Muhammad and the Empires of Faith'', p. 177</ref> | ||
The concept of the Prophet's dominion became important to the early Caliphates. Quranic verses such as | The concept of the Prophet's dominion became important to the early Caliphates. Quranic verses such as {{Quran|24|55}} (quoted below) were interpreted from Umayyad times and by later scholars such as al-Tabari in terms of this triumphalist vision, along with verses such as {{Quran|4|54}} which refers to the kingdom (mul'kan) bestowed upon Abraham, and {{Quran|22|78}} which tells the believers that their religion is the faith of their father Abraham. | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|24|55}}|Allah has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth just as He granted it to those before them and that He will surely establish for them [therein] their religion which He has preferred for them [...]"}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|24|55}}|Allah has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth just as He granted it to those before them and that He will surely establish for them [therein] their religion which He has preferred for them [...]"}} | ||