(The Efffect of Jewish (Ahal El Kitab) on Islamic Rule and Opposition in the Rashidi Era)

Abstract

This research aims to study the impact of the Muslim people of the Book (the Jews) in the decision-making centers in the Islamic state, represented by the head of power, the caliph, and how the second and the third caliphs are affected by those people, this paper focuses on the following persons who claimed their conversion to Islam (Ka'ab Al-Ahbar, Abdullah Ben Salam, Hamran Ben Aban, Zaid Ben Thabit, Mohammed Ben Maslama and Safiya Bent Huyay. In addition to, Abdullah Ben Saba ', who tried to overthrow the concepts of the Islamic faith, but the Caliph Ali Ben AbiTalib has stopped Ben Saba' and the effect of his ideas, as it shown in this study.