Al Walid I was the eldest son of Abd al-Malik and succeeded him to the caliphate upon his death.
Al-Walid himself was a great fan of architecture and he repaired and refurbished Masjid al Nabawi in Medina.
Al-Walid himself continued the effective rule that was characteristic of his father, he developed a welfare system, built hospitals, educational institutions and measures for the appreciation of art.
In 1959 Sheikh Mahmood Shaltoot, Head of the School of Theology at Al Azhar university in Cairo, the most august seat of learning of Sunni Islam and the oldest university in the world, issued a fatwa (ruling) recognizing the legitimacy of the Jafari School of Law to which most Shias belong.
But when Abbass died in 754, this arrangement had not yet been finalised and Abbas' son Al Mansur murdered Jafar, seized the caliphate for himself and founded the Baghdad-based Abbassid dynasty which prevailed until the sack of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258.
And Al Azhar University, though now Sunni, was actually founded by the Shia Fatimid dynasty in 969CE.
Ulum al Quran An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur'an Introduction AHMAD VON DENFFER The Qur'an contains the revelations of Allah, the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe, to mankind.
That is because the members of the house (ahl al- Bayt), peace be on them, were the family of the Prophet, life-boats, and safety for the creatures, as the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, said.
Al-Kumayt referred to the verses that concerned the members of the house (ahl al- Bayt), peace be on them.
They firmly believed in the succession of the members of the house (ahl al-Bayt), peace be on them, to authority after the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family.
Maryam was an exalted woman, one praised by Allah and given the responsibility of bringing Prophet 'Isa (as) into this world: "Maryam, Allah has chosen you and purified you.
With the phrase "he was pleasing to his Lord" (Surah Maryam: 55), Allah reveals His pleasure with Prophet Isma'il (as).
Allah made her a role model for all future generations.
In yet another tradition he is called al-muqaffi (that is he who followed all other prophets), nabiyyu't-tawbah (the prophet of penitence), nabiyyu'I-malhamah (the prophet of war), al-khatim (the seal), al ghayth (the succorer), and al-mutawakkil (he who trusts in Allah).
I am al-aqib (the last to follow), after whom there shall be no other (prophet)." [5] In another tradition: "I am the effacer" is taken to mean, he through whom the sins of those who follow him shall be effaced.
Shamsi, Syed Muhammad Hussain (1994) The Prophets of Islam: Biographical Sketches according to al Qur'an, AlHuda Foundation, Englewood, NJ, p.61,62 citing al Quran Surahs Nisaa', An'am, Yunus, Anmbiya, Sa'ffat, Qalam.
There is a story found in Shamsi's (1994) "The Prophets of Islam: Biographical Sketches according to al Qur'an" about one of those revered Prophets whose name was Prophet Yunus (a) (Jonah).
So, what is different for us as Muslims to learn about the Prophets' whom we all revere and the last revelation, which is the Qur'an and what does this all have to do with fish, you may ask?
He mentioned in his famous book 'Ihya uloom al deen' that Allah speaks without letter, word, sound of only the mind.
But Allah spoke to Moses and we all know Moses heard the Commandments and based on Qur'an and Sunnah it is easily concluded that Al-Ghazali was wrong in his sayings.
Al-Ghazali who was under some influence of philosophical thought erred gravely in this regard.
If you love Imam Husayn (as) recite the fateha for my beloved father Sheikh Fahed Ahmed Mehdi Al Ameli, say Salawaat and curse the killers of Fatema (as) and send him the thawaab.
Reference 2 gives its source from Ibn Al Jawzy via Abi Muhammad Ibn Al Samarqandi via 'Ali Ibn 'Ubayd of Kufa, a companion of Tha'lib Muhammad ibn Abdullah.
(mentioned al-Suyuti in "al-Durr al- Manthoor" with some minor differences)
If there are only four generations between Adnan and Ishmael, then the are about 24-25 generations between Muhammad and Abraham spanning about 2500 years.