Notes - Dr. Bruce Owen
... − officially adopted by Constantine near the end of the unified Roman empire (313 CE) − the official religion of the Eastern Roman empire (the Byzantine empire) − Buddhism; 200s BCE to present − Hinduism: 500 BCE? to present − Early Islam and the Sunni/Shiite split − Muhammad = "The Prophet" was bor ...
... − officially adopted by Constantine near the end of the unified Roman empire (313 CE) − the official religion of the Eastern Roman empire (the Byzantine empire) − Buddhism; 200s BCE to present − Hinduism: 500 BCE? to present − Early Islam and the Sunni/Shiite split − Muhammad = "The Prophet" was bor ...
Foreign Policy Research Institute
... Arabian Peninsula, where Islam had originated. According to the Sunnis, the caliphs were mortals who did not have divine powers or even special insight. Their authority was limited to worldly affairs. Sunnis left matters of religious guidance in the hands of the ulama, religious scholars who special ...
... Arabian Peninsula, where Islam had originated. According to the Sunnis, the caliphs were mortals who did not have divine powers or even special insight. Their authority was limited to worldly affairs. Sunnis left matters of religious guidance in the hands of the ulama, religious scholars who special ...
Islam in the Middle Ages
... • Is it acceptable to have a little evil if it results in a greater good OR is allowing a little evil something that ruins the whole ideal and thus should never be permitted? • Can you think of any examples? ...
... • Is it acceptable to have a little evil if it results in a greater good OR is allowing a little evil something that ruins the whole ideal and thus should never be permitted? • Can you think of any examples? ...
2.10 BBC article DOCX File
... The killing of Husayn was an event that led to the split in Islam into two main sects - Sunnis and Shi’as. In early Islamic history the Shi’a were a political faction (known as the "party of Ali") that supported Ali, son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed and the fourth caliph (temporal and spiritual ru ...
... The killing of Husayn was an event that led to the split in Islam into two main sects - Sunnis and Shi’as. In early Islamic history the Shi’a were a political faction (known as the "party of Ali") that supported Ali, son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed and the fourth caliph (temporal and spiritual ru ...
Unit 8 Lesson 7 Later Islamic Empires
... - Empire lasted until the end of World War I - analyze – how did the conquest of Constantinople help the Ottoman Empire expand? Its location made expanding into Europe much easier. ...
... - Empire lasted until the end of World War I - analyze – how did the conquest of Constantinople help the Ottoman Empire expand? Its location made expanding into Europe much easier. ...
Chapter Seven: Abbasid Decline and the Spread of Islamic
... One Thousand and One Arabian Nights Calligraphy and arabesques illustrated poetry and ...
... One Thousand and One Arabian Nights Calligraphy and arabesques illustrated poetry and ...
Spread of Islam
... •969, serious threat, Fatimid dynasty established in Egypt •Claimed descent from Muhammad’s daughter Fatimah •From Egypt, controlled Mediterranean, Red Sea •Disrupted Abbasid trade •Fatamids soon richer, more powerful than Abbasids ...
... •969, serious threat, Fatimid dynasty established in Egypt •Claimed descent from Muhammad’s daughter Fatimah •From Egypt, controlled Mediterranean, Red Sea •Disrupted Abbasid trade •Fatamids soon richer, more powerful than Abbasids ...
Slide 1
... • Muhammad, the Prophet, 570- 632 CE born in Mecca • Qur’an (sometimes spelled Koran), was revealed to Muhammad in approximately 23 years between 610-632 CE • In 622 CE Muhammad fled Mecca with his followers and went to Medina, a desert oasis. This event the Hegira marks the beginning of the Islamic ...
... • Muhammad, the Prophet, 570- 632 CE born in Mecca • Qur’an (sometimes spelled Koran), was revealed to Muhammad in approximately 23 years between 610-632 CE • In 622 CE Muhammad fled Mecca with his followers and went to Medina, a desert oasis. This event the Hegira marks the beginning of the Islamic ...
Islam - The Official Site - Varsity.com
... considered themselves the “orthodox” followers of Mohammed consider the Shi’as to be “dissenters” issue: who leads after Mohammed ?? the Caliph (or “leader”) went successively to followers -Abu Bakr, then Oman -then Uthman and ...
... considered themselves the “orthodox” followers of Mohammed consider the Shi’as to be “dissenters” issue: who leads after Mohammed ?? the Caliph (or “leader”) went successively to followers -Abu Bakr, then Oman -then Uthman and ...
Islam
... considered themselves the “orthodox” followers of Mohammed consider the Shi’as to be “dissenters” issue: who leads after Mohammed ?? the Caliph (or “leader”) went successively to followers -Abu Bakr, then Oman -then Uthman and ...
... considered themselves the “orthodox” followers of Mohammed consider the Shi’as to be “dissenters” issue: who leads after Mohammed ?? the Caliph (or “leader”) went successively to followers -Abu Bakr, then Oman -then Uthman and ...
The Origins of the Sunni/Shia split in Islam
... younger son Hussein agreed to put his claim to the caliphate on hold until Mu'awiya's death. However, when Mu'awiya finally died in 680, his son Yazid usurped the caliphate. Hussein led an army against Yazid but, hopelessly outnumbered, he and his men were slaughtered at the Battle of Karbala (in mo ...
... younger son Hussein agreed to put his claim to the caliphate on hold until Mu'awiya's death. However, when Mu'awiya finally died in 680, his son Yazid usurped the caliphate. Hussein led an army against Yazid but, hopelessly outnumbered, he and his men were slaughtered at the Battle of Karbala (in mo ...
Division and Umma - White Plains Public Schools
... married his daughter Fatima, was the first caliph to fit their requirement. In opposition, members of Uthman’s family, the Umayyad clan, preferred one of their own. They argued for acceptance of the first three caliphs as legitimate since they were chosen by the umma [Muslim community] and reflected ...
... married his daughter Fatima, was the first caliph to fit their requirement. In opposition, members of Uthman’s family, the Umayyad clan, preferred one of their own. They argued for acceptance of the first three caliphs as legitimate since they were chosen by the umma [Muslim community] and reflected ...
The Prophet Muhammad
... • Moved capital • Lots of rebellion • Asked to resign, then rival claimed caliphate, then assassinated by another group ...
... • Moved capital • Lots of rebellion • Asked to resign, then rival claimed caliphate, then assassinated by another group ...
File
... A. In 661 the general Mu’awiyah became caliph. He was a rival of Ali, and was known for one major virtue: he used force only if necessary. He made the office of caliph (caliphate) hereditary and began the Umayyad dynasty. Since he had been governor of Syria, he moved the capital of the Arab Empire f ...
... A. In 661 the general Mu’awiyah became caliph. He was a rival of Ali, and was known for one major virtue: he used force only if necessary. He made the office of caliph (caliphate) hereditary and began the Umayyad dynasty. Since he had been governor of Syria, he moved the capital of the Arab Empire f ...
Note: You may want to find a copy of Michael Hart`s
... Possible answer: Most of Arabia was under Muslim control when Muhammad died. After his death, caliphs unified Arabia and expanded across the Middle East and North Africa. The fourth caliph was Muhammad’s son-in-law, Ali. After his death, Sunnis and Shi’a split in a dispute over who should be the n ...
... Possible answer: Most of Arabia was under Muslim control when Muhammad died. After his death, caliphs unified Arabia and expanded across the Middle East and North Africa. The fourth caliph was Muhammad’s son-in-law, Ali. After his death, Sunnis and Shi’a split in a dispute over who should be the n ...
sunni and shia - St. Luke`s Parish
... leaders are seen as temporal figures. In contrast to Shias, Sunni religious teachers and leaders have historically come under state control. The Sunni tradition also emphasises a codified system of Islamic law and adherence to four schools of law. Who are the Shias? In early Islamic history the Shia ...
... leaders are seen as temporal figures. In contrast to Shias, Sunni religious teachers and leaders have historically come under state control. The Sunni tradition also emphasises a codified system of Islamic law and adherence to four schools of law. Who are the Shias? In early Islamic history the Shia ...
Branches of Islam - Ms. Johnson`s Comparative Religion
... The Sunnis consider all Hadith and Sunnah narrated by any of twelve thousand companions to be equally valid. Shi'as recognise these as useful texts relating to Islamic jurisprudence, but subject them to close scrutiny. Ultimately this difference of emphasis led to different understandings of the law ...
... The Sunnis consider all Hadith and Sunnah narrated by any of twelve thousand companions to be equally valid. Shi'as recognise these as useful texts relating to Islamic jurisprudence, but subject them to close scrutiny. Ultimately this difference of emphasis led to different understandings of the law ...
The Development of a Muslim Empire
... Defined A. Dar-al-Islam and B. Dar-al-Harb (area where Islam is practiced and areas that threatened Islam) Successful in expanding ummah; empire grew to include Arabia, Iraq, western Persia, Syria, Palestine, and parts of North Africa Expanded use of jihad (struggle against ...
... Defined A. Dar-al-Islam and B. Dar-al-Harb (area where Islam is practiced and areas that threatened Islam) Successful in expanding ummah; empire grew to include Arabia, Iraq, western Persia, Syria, Palestine, and parts of North Africa Expanded use of jihad (struggle against ...
Islam - Rise & Spread
... structure, with his doctrine of social equity threatened the economic basis of Mecca as a center of religious pilgrimage particularly the Black Rock – sacred to the chief deity of the Arabs run out of town, or at least encouraged to leave – Went to the desert with his family and lived for about a ye ...
... structure, with his doctrine of social equity threatened the economic basis of Mecca as a center of religious pilgrimage particularly the Black Rock – sacred to the chief deity of the Arabs run out of town, or at least encouraged to leave – Went to the desert with his family and lived for about a ye ...
III. The Teachings of Muhammad
... 2. most important was led by Hussein, second son of Ali In 680, he battled against Umayyad rule - most of his followers defected, however, and he fought 10,000 soldiers with only 72 warriors (All died). E. This struggle caused Islam to split into two groups the Shiite and the Sunni. 1. Shiitte s ...
... 2. most important was led by Hussein, second son of Ali In 680, he battled against Umayyad rule - most of his followers defected, however, and he fought 10,000 soldiers with only 72 warriors (All died). E. This struggle caused Islam to split into two groups the Shiite and the Sunni. 1. Shiitte s ...
Sunnism - Princeton University Press
... and the Balkans and had conquered Constantinople in 1453, renaming it Istanbul and taking it as the capital of their expanding empire. Under the Ottomans, Syria continued for three centuries as a province ruled by Turkish pashas, administrators appointed by the Ottoman sultans, while much of local u ...
... and the Balkans and had conquered Constantinople in 1453, renaming it Istanbul and taking it as the capital of their expanding empire. Under the Ottomans, Syria continued for three centuries as a province ruled by Turkish pashas, administrators appointed by the Ottoman sultans, while much of local u ...
Sunni Shi’ite Split - University of Mount Union
... named Ali as his successor – Abu Bakr and his next two successors, Umar and Uthman, were considered illegitimate by Ali’s followers – 656 AD – Uthman was murdered by some of Ali’s followers – Ali was named as the successor – 661 AD – Ali was assassinated by forces of Uthman ...
... named Ali as his successor – Abu Bakr and his next two successors, Umar and Uthman, were considered illegitimate by Ali’s followers – 656 AD – Uthman was murdered by some of Ali’s followers – Ali was named as the successor – 661 AD – Ali was assassinated by forces of Uthman ...