establishing a caliphate‚ which is an Islamic state led by a group of religious authorities under a supreme leader. The leader is called the caliph‚ who is believed to be the successor to Prophet Muhammad. ISIS believes they are representing Islam with their violent cleansings; however‚ actual muslims do not even consider ISIS as a religious figure. They are simply just cruel terrorists that want to spread their influence over the whole world. ISIS wanted to establish a caliphate in Mosul because
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II.The decline of the Ghaznavids and rise of the Seljuk empire‚ 1040-1200 it was a new dynasty that was no longer run by a caliphate or family member of a religious background it was run by the sultan. The relationship of the sultan and the caliph relationship started when the Turks entered Islam. The caliphate‚ was replaced by a new institution the sultan. The Turks were brought in to fight in the military by them either being slaves or adventurers. Through their service they became excellent soldiers
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term al Qaeda means “The Base” in Arabic‚ but the sense of the term suggests it is — or is to be — the font and guide of all Islamist actions and groups dedicatedly anti-Western. The ultimate aim of these jihadi elements is to establish a global caliphate. What are the main goals of al Qaeda? The principal stated aims of al-Qaeda are to drive Americans and American influence out of all Muslim nations‚ especially Saudi Arabia; destroy Israel; and topple pro-Western dictatorships around the Middle
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public that display its supposed utopian features‚ like a complete lack of religious persecution‚ which allows the audience to see an actual flourishing caliphate‚ instead of having to imagine it. ISIS created a documentary series called Inside in which a captive of the group‚ John Cantlie‚ describes the details of the “paradise‚” life under the caliphate (Rawlinson). In another ISIS-created video‚ entitled Honor Is in Jihad: A Message to the People of the Balkans‚ a happy-looking Albanian combatant is
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Turkish Reform Under Mustafa “Ataturk” Kemal: A Review on the Six Arrows of Kemalism In the aftermath of World War I‚ the once great Ottoman Empire was left in shambles. After having lost almost all of the empire’s territory to European mandates in 1918‚ what little they had left became occupied by Allied troops. In order to return the Turkish people to their former glory‚ the Turkish War for Independence was fought‚ resulting in the creation of a new government in Ankara. By 1923‚ this government
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The Jew in the Medieval World‚ provides great insight into the role of Jews under Muslim rule during the 10th century. The primary individual of the document is Saadia‚ who became the Gaon at the academy of Sura during the period of the Abbasid caliphate. During this dynasty‚ the “Jews had a political head in the exilarch and great religious leaders in the Geonim” (Marcus 323). Through the story of Saadia‚ it is apparent that while both the gaon and the exilarch held prominent positions and considerable
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The Dome of the Rock known as Qubbat As-Sakhrah‚ found in Jerusalem‚ was built by the order of Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik between AD 687 and 691. Engineers‚ Raja ibn Haywah‚ a muslim theologian from Beit She’an‚ and Yazid Ibn Salam‚ a non-Arab and a Jerusalem native‚ were tasked to build the Dome of the Rock. Historically‚ it is one of the most iconic monumental buildings in the early Islamic history and is an excellent artistic creation of mankind. It became the symbol of unity of the three monotheistic
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Islam and preserved and built upon Islamic intellectual discoveries. * The Mongols affected the Middle East in both positive and negative ways in terms of social‚ political‚ and economic stability. The mamluks were Turkic mercenaries in the Abbasid caliphate who rose to control powerful Muslim states. The group in control of Jerusalem at the time of the Crusades was the Seljuk Turks. Chapter 8(Asia) key concepts- * During the period‚ China rose as the most influential state in East Asia in terms
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SSWHda: Explain the origins of Islam and the growth of the Islamic Empire. Essential Question: – Who was Muhammad & how did Islam unite the Arab people? Overview of Islam • Around 600 AD‚ a new monotheistic religion began called Islam: – The faith was founded by the prophet Muhammad – His followers‚ called Muslims‚ spread Islam throughout the Middle East‚ Africa‚ Asia‚ & Europe By 750 AD‚ Muslim leaders built an empire Muslim scholars focused on learning & developed numerous cultural achievements
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agreed upon by historians that this took place through conversion of slaves and poor people‚ as well as waging wars on nearby tribes. [edit] Phase I: The Early Caliphs and Umayyads (610-750) See also: Muslim conquests‚ Rashidun Caliphate‚ and Umayyad Caliphate This was the time of the life of Islamic Prophet Muhammad and his early successors‚ the four rightly guided caliphs‚ as well as the dynasty of the Umayyad Caliphs (661-750). In the first last century the establishment of Islam upon
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