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[6th Melissa]

Islam Grows
New Leader
-after Muhammad died, the muslim community needed a new leader
-they selected Abu-Bakr to become the first CALIPH-successor
Issues
-not everyone was welcoming
-some tribes abandonded islam
-some wouldn't pay taxes
-some even declared themselves to be prophets
Attemps to resolve the issue
-Abu Bakr declared a JIHAD-
  -inner struggle with evil
  -armed struggle against a nonbeliever
Expansion by military
-expanded under Abu-Bakr
-the next 3 caliphers after Abu expanded into the Sassanid and Byzantine empires
Reasons for Success
-did very well in conquest between these empires
-well disciplined
-great leaders
-two empires weren't tolerant of the religions in their conquered area, so their muslim empire would often help the other muslims
Treatment of the Conquered people
-Qur'an doesn't allow the muslims to force others to convert to this religion
-muslims allowed christians and jews to practice their religion, but hey couldn't spread it
-christians and jew had to pay a tax because they could not fight for the islam military groups.
Research
-groups of two to four.
four paragraphs for three people.
-islam split
  -why did it happen?
  -when was the major split?
  -who are the key players?