11/6/12

Islam grows
New Leader:
After Muhammad died in 632, the Muslim community needed to make the decision on who would be their next religious leader
The selected one of his good friends, Aby-Bakr, to become the 1st caliph meaning successor
Issues:
Not everyone was welcoming of the caliph
Some tribes around the Arabian Peninsula abandoned Islam completely
Others wouldnt pay the takes
Some even declared themselves to be prophets
Attempts to resolve:
Abu-Bakr declared a jihad which has 2 meanings:
1) An inner struggle with evil
2) An armed struggle against non-believer
Expansion by military:
Muslim community expanded under Abu-Bakr as well
next 3 caliphers expanded into the Sassanid and Byzantine empires
Reasons for their success
Well disciplined
Great Leaders
The people who they fought just got done with a war
Treatment of Conquered people
The Qur'an does not allow for Muslims to force others to convert to this religion
Muslims allowed the Christians to practice their religion but not spread it
They made the Christians and Jews pay a tax however because they didn't fight for the Islam military groups
Reserch:
Groups 2-3
Islam split:
Why did Happen
When was the major split
Who are the key players (groups) in the split
3 paragraphs if 2 people
Include these- Umayyads, Shi'a, Sunni, Sufi, and Abbasids

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