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About how many Muslims are in the world? |
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What does having a lot of Muslims lead too? |
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Disagreements and division |
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Terrorist and non terrorists
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Liberal and Conservative |
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What is the main division in Islam? |
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How did the division begin? |
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With the death of Muhammad |
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What was a controversial question that was asked after Muhammad's death? |
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Who should follow in the footsteps of Muhammad? |
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What kind of politics were there? |
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Who compeated against one another for favoritism? |
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The next person in authority can't be perfect. |
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That is a good fact to learn and i hope you learned it and i hope you are making a 100 on this test and i hope you are making an a in this class and |
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The ruler/leader of Islam |
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What were there many questions of when they were trying to pick the new leader? |
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How they were going to select him, and his roles |
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What was wrong with Muhammad's family? |
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He didn't have a male line of successors |
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What happens on Muhammad's death bed? |
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He says very little about who should be the next Caliph |
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Who were the four companions? |
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When were the 4 companions rivals? |
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Only outside of doors. Friends on the inside |
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Who was the first caliph (first successor of Muhammad)? |
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What was Abu Bakr relationship with Muhammad? (2) |
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How long did Abu Bakr reign? |
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How did Abu Bakr appoint the next successor? What did this cause? |
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He picked him on his death bed
It cause a lot of turmoil because Muhammad did not pick his own successor |
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What did the people do since there was turmoil when Abu Bakr appointed his next sucessor? |
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They refused to pay the Zukot |
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Money that is mandatory to pay (like a tax) |
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Who was Abu Bakr's successor? |
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How long did Umar reign, and why did he stop reigning? |
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634-644
he was assassinated |
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How did Umar choose his next successor? What did this cause? |
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He chose 6 people, and he did not care who got it.
Turmoil |
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How long does Uthman serve (what years)? And why did he stop reigning? |
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644-656
12 years
Also assassinated |
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When Uthman was in charge, how was he overthrown? |
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3 armies came when a rebellion occurs and overthrows him and they choose their favorite 3 successors |
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Did the 3 successors that the armies chose accept the role of being in charge? |
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How does someone get chosen and who gets chosen to be leader? |
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The 3 armies lock the city up and force them to decide
Ali |
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How long did Ali serve? Why did he stop serving? |
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656-661 5 years
Also assassinated |
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Why was their a Civil war? (Long answer) |
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Aisha (Muhammads youngest wife) goes to Ali and tells him to raise an army to take revenge for Uthmans death. Ali refuses, so Aisha raises an army, but Ali stops her to defend the armies. |
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How far does this Civil War spread? |
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throughout every empire, and it forces them to pick sides |
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What do some people say about Ali's political skills? |
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That he wasn't decisive enough |
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What percent of Muslims were Sunni Islams? |
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What is Sunni Islam typically refered to as? |
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What is mainstream Islam? |
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Represents the typical view of Islam (The average Muslim) |
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What percent of Muslims are Shia Islam? |
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Who did the Shia Islams side with? |
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How many groups do the Shia Islams have within them? |
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A possessor of spiritual knowledge (the true holder of power) |
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For the Imam, the knowledge was passed from the prophet and handed down to Ali, and to his male line. The succession of the Imam is disputed. |
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I hope you remember this fact because it more than most likely wont be on the test. Sorry bout it... |
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Who took over the Imam after Ali was assassinated? |
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Why did Ali's two sons have to give up the position of the Imam? |
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They lost the war, and then were killed |
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A mystical tradition of Islam that believed in pursuing God in the present world through prayer and devotions |
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T or F There is still violence going on today? |
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T or F The death rate exceeds Americans? |
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