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¶ … government Islamic community establish death Muhammad? How Muslim lands governed 900-1400? Reference Book: A History World Societies, Eighth Edition, Vol1 by: McKay, Hill, Buckler, Ebrey,
Even with the fact that Muhammad had managed to create a powerful religious ideology, he did not provide his followers with a clear understanding of who he wanted to succeed him in ruling the Arab world. As a consequence, many of his companions started disputes with regard to who was the rightful heir to Muhammad's Empire. Sunni and Shia Muslims represent the two main groups in Islam and they have been arguing with regard to which of them should represent the principal branch of the religion ever since Muhammad's death. In spite of the fact that Muhammad managed to bring together all the tribes of Arabia, the power that he left behind made it difficult for his followers to simply continue to respect his teachings without expressing interest in the vast Arab Empire that...
While the majority of Muslims (Sunnis) considered that it was only natural for Abu Bakr to succeed him as an Islamic leader, others (Shias) believed that Ali ibn Abi Talib was actually named as his successor. Whereas Abu Bakr and his followers promoted the belief that the Islamic world belonged to Muslims in general, Ali and his followers considered that they were supposed to rule over the Islamic material and spiritual world as a result of the fact that Muhammad himself had appointed him as his divine successor.
In spite of the fact that many Muslims were unsatisfied with the development of Islam consequent to the death of Muhammad, they gradually came to accept that it was essential for them to support any leader (regardless of his background) with the purpose of assisting Islam…
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McKay, J.P., 2009, A history of world societies, 8th edition, Bedford / St. Martin's
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In 2006 the government of Great Britain is stated to have: "...toughened anti-terrorism laws, making it a crime to 'glorify' terrorism and easing procedures for deporting clerics and others who advocate violence. There are presently approximately 2 million plus Muslims residing in Britain's Muslim community. In August 2006 a plot to bomb jumbo jets from the skies of Great Britain, jets that were headed to major U.S. cities was
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