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Uthman |
Third caliph of the Umayyad clan. His death set off civil war in Islam between followers of Ali and Umayyad clans. |
Killed by mutinious warriors returning from Egypt. |
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Mawali |
Non-Arab converts to Islam |
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Bedouin |
Nomadic pastoral it's of the Arabian peninsula. |
Culture based on camel and goat nomadism. |
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Shaykhs |
Leaders of bedouin clans |
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Umayyads |
Clan of Quarysh that dominated in politics and commercial economy in Mecca. |
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Mecca |
Located in the mountainous region along Red Sea in Arabian peninsula. |
Original home of Muhammad and religious pilgrimage point in Islam. |
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Caliph |
Successor of Muhammad |
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Ali |
Cousin and son in law of Muhammad. |
Secured a safe passage for Muhammad and a few followers from Mecca to Medina |
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Abu Bakr |
One of Muhammad's earliest converts and first caliph of the Islamic community |
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Shi'a (Shiites) |
Followers of Ali |
Division within Islam |
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Sunnis |
Followers of Muhammad |
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Why did the Sunnis Shiites split? |
BECAUSE of the murder of Uthman. |
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Five pillars |
Religious duties of all Muslim: confessions of faith, prayer, fasting during Ramadan, Zakat & Hajj |
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Umma |
Community of faithful within Islam |
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Qur'an |
Holy book of Islam. Revelations received by Muhammad |
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