Ali was assassinated in 661 C.E. Mu’awiyah succeeded him and made the succession hereditary. Mu’awiyah was from Muhammad’s clan‚ the Quaraishi. The caliphate ruled by this clan was called the Umayyad. The Umayyad lasted from 661-750 C.E. Their policy‚ as far as religion‚ was conquering‚ not conversion. The Umayyad improved on Islamic law in many ways.. The law was based on the Qur’an. Arabs were considered
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Top 10 Greatest Empires In History FREIKORPTRASHER JUNE 22‚ 2010The definition of an empire is: when a single entity has supreme rule and power over a vast area of territory‚ which consists of peoples of different ethnicity and nationality. This list is based on the influence‚ longevity and power of the various empires‚ and‚ as you will see‚ it contains at least one or two entries that may strike some as controversial. My one requirement for this list is that the empire must have been ruled – for
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many suspect he broadened a system of networks and came up with his ideas. He was later released in 2009. In 2010‚ al-Baghdadi rose to merge with Syria but failed to do so formally until 2013. In 2014‚ Baghdadi announced the creation of the Islamic caliphate. He was named its caliph. Al Baghdadi Al-Baghdadi location is still unknown but is the top target in the war against ISIS. U.S intelligence forces may have insight on where he might be but al-Baghdadi keeps a very low profile. This terror group
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pressures and so Africa started trading more of other items with the rest of the world. This same thing was happening in Asia and the Middle East too. In South Africa‚ the Zulu kingdom would be formed‚ and in Western Africa‚ an Islamic caliphate‚ Sokoto Caliphate would be formed. Many of these civilizations were being formed by a bunch of African peoples around the continent. At first‚ in Southern Africa‚ there were the Nguni people‚ just farmers and cattle herders that existed for a very long
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Zha Ismael (= Introduction Islam is a religion that has existed for over fourteen centuries‚ in many different countries. As such‚ diverse political movements in many different contexts have used the banner of Islam to lend legitimacy to their causes. Islam has had a significant impact on world history‚ not only as a major religion that has directed the personal beliefs and actions of individuals‚ but also as the basis of a distinct system of government that has developed its own institutions
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to be a world wide caliphate with Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi being named its caliph. Caliphate is a state governed in accordance with Islamic law‚ or Sharia‚ by God’s deputy on Earth‚ or caliph. Caliph is Arabic word for "successor”. It is come meaning of successor to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. The Ottoman Empire was the last Muslim caliphate and it ended in 1923. Islamic State name gives them legitimacy as a state and a representative of Islam. The group’s idea of a caliphate and adoption of the
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Chapter 15 The West and the Changing Balance of Power Multiple-Choice Questions 1) Which of the following was NOT a symptom of decline in the Arabic caliphate by 1400? A) The narrowing of intellectual life symbolized by the triumph of religion over literature‚ philosophy‚ and science B) Landlords seized power over peasants C) The decline of the Sufis D) Decline of tax revenues for the state E) Landlords ceased to experiment with new agricultural techniques. 2) By what date had the Arabs
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The First Election of Islam in the light of Shia-Sunni Sectarianism Table of Contents [pic] Abstract 1 Introduction 2 The Election 3 Shia’s Claim to Caliphate: 4 Abu Bakr claims to Caliphate: 6 Conclusion: 9 References 13 [pic] Abstract For over 1400 years Muslims have stood divided among themselves‚ sometimes the division taking a bloody outlook. It looks ironical as to why has this happened for a religion that came to
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The Middle Ages marked the beginning of a great amount of change for the peoples of both Western Europe and Asia Minor. Having been under the rule of the Roman Empire for centuries‚ Western Europe would change immensely over the coming millennia due to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476. At the same time‚ Asia Minor would face similar changes while under the rule of the remnants of the Eastern Roman Empire‚ now known as the Byzantine Empire. These changes would include sprawling shifts
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The first century from the inception of Islam‚ 622 CE – 719 CE‚ was marked by little political discord and social division as the community of believers constituted a non-Muslim group which drew on theists of various faiths and denominations beforehand. At the end of that century‚ the Islamic faith began to take on the form of its own distinct group. The period prior to the reign of Abd al-Malik‚ 685 CE -705 CE‚ was a tolerant and accepting model of the Islamic faith. Although‚ there is lack of historical
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