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Critically Consider Whether The Period Of The Rightly Guided Caliphs Is A Golden Age For Islam

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  In the midst of the seventh century just after the death of Mohamed, with the founding of the city of Baghdad and the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate, the early stages of a period now known as the 'Golden Age' for Islam was beginning to emerge. In this time aspects of culture such as spirituality, art, architecture and knowledge flourished for the Islamic people. The quality of governing, protection and welfare for the people and standards of living made this an attractive society. Much like the Byzantine and Sassanian Empires had once been for the people of pre-Islamic Arabia. This is probably what contributed to its spread to further areas of the globe, which was another feature of the 'Golden Age', Islam's spread. Islam was reaching into places in Europe such as Spain (the Western world was in its Medieval stage where science was at a halt and there was a poor standard of living for many), parts of Africa and more northern parts of Asia. During this period Islam was under the guidance of 'the rightly guided Caliphs' each with his own contribution to Islam. A Caliph or Khalifah, in the Arabic form, short for Khalifatu Rasulil-lah, was a successor to the Prophet Mohammad.
  The first Caliph was Abu Bakr. However, there was a dispute over who was truly entitled to this first caliphate...