position changed over time. The caliphs of Umayyad and Abbasside bloodlines
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tribes who were once united broke apart and began fighting the way they had been before Muhammad came into place. After the death of Muhammad‚ it was the caliph’s job to continue spreading Islam throughout the world. Caliph literally means the deputy to God’s messenger. The first caliph‚ Abu Bakr‚ Muhammad’s best friend‚ father-in-law‚ and one of the first people to convert to Islam‚ stopped the fighting and the Islamic tribes were once again reunited. Although there was no comparison‚ Abu Bakr was
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as they were based in the capitals Baghdad and Samarra. In turn‚ the military depended on the government for their salary‚ the army itself was expensive‚ increasing their prices consistently(WAINES). This inevitably placed economic pressure on the caliph as they had to reform heir military taking into account their troops. The military reacted with threat if any policy had threatened their. Incomes. Usually this situation was met with violence and openly fatal responses. Although reforem to the military
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Poking Holes in “Holy War” Motivations in Religious Conflict Ask an individual what their religious faith means to them‚ and you may get a thousand different answers from a thousand different people. While for many around the world their religious faith is viewed as an important part of how they define themselves and build and participate in their communities. There are also often great disagreements about what kind of actions represent a faithful practice of a given religion‚ even within religious
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showed great qualities of character even before his caliphate‚ after becoming a caliph‚ there occurred a great uprising in his thoughts. He took radical steps to set the thing in right motion. He made arrangements for the return the unlawfully occupied lands and properties to their lawful owners. Many rich people and chiefs stood against him but they could not stop him from brining a rightful change. After become a caliph‚ he gave up wearing expensive clothes. He began to wear coarse dress‚ ate simple
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A Comparison Between the Sunnis and Shiites Have you ever wondered about other religions that are out there and why they are out there? I have and that is why I chose to write my paper on the Sunnis and Shiites. Read on to learn more about a brief history and then I will break each of them into separate religions. In books written on Islam the word "hadith" usually refers to the sayings or "traditions" which have been given from the Prophet. Muslims hold these to be the most important source of
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Even though the Abbasid Caliphs were the direct succors of the Umayyad they ruled entirely differently. Both empires ruled very differently in how they handled the economy‚ politics and social fields. In an Example of the economy the Caliphs during the Abbasid Empire hit a Golden Age while both were similar in how they handled slaves. The Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphs both had very different political systems. Even thought influences of the Umayyad did carry over into the Abbasid rule very little
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from; “the tale of the porter and the young girls” from the Thousand and one nights. Presently the Caliph looked on the three Kalandars and‚ seeing them‚ each and every blind of the left eye‚ wondered at the sight. Then he gazed upon the girls‚ and he was startled and he marveled with exceeding marvel at their beauty and loveliness. They continued to carouse and to converse‚ and said to the Caliph‚ "Drink!" But he replied‚ "I am vowed to pilgrimage‚" and drew back from the wine. Thereupon the portress
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The Khilafat movement (1919-1924) was a pan-Islamic‚ political campaign launched by Muslims in British India to influence the British government and to protect the Ottoman Empire during the aftermath of World War I. The position of Caliph after the Armistice of Mudros of October 1918 with the military occupation of Istanbul and Treaty of Versailles (1919) fell into a disambiguation along with the Ottoman Empire’s existence. The movement gained force after the Treaty of Sèvres (August 1920) which
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Shi‘ite line of Ali and Fatima. His claim has received much scrutiny equally by Muslim‚ European and American scholars. For sure‚ his genealogy has remained quite obscure. There is also the question of whom might be the real Mahdi‚ as the second Fatimid Caliph‚ Muhammad Abu l’-Kasim al-Kaim bi-Amr Allah (934-936)‚ had the right characteristics and also may not have been the son of Ubayd Allah! The ‘Abbasids‚ of course‚ did all in their power to discredit another rival to their legitimacy(not forgetting
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