Islam II

nomads.

missionaries.

caliphs.

templars

The successor to Muhammad was named in the Qur’an.

The archangel Gabriel was said to have revealed Muhammad’s successor.

Muhammad’s successor was elected by the clans.

Muhammad named his son before dying.

The caliphs’ rule spread Islam beyond the Arabian Peninsula.

The caliphs’ lost much of the gains Mohamad established on the Arabian Peninsula.

The caliphs’ rule kept Islam limited to the Arabian Peninsula.

Caliphs where unable to expand beyond the Arabian Peninsula

Everyone else was doing it.

They would be allowed to serve in the government positions under Islamic supervision.

They saw an opportunity to continue living a corrupts life style

Converting to Islam would make them rich.

Jews and Christians were allowed to spread their own beliefs in secret.

Jews and Christians were allowed to serve in the government. as long as they paid their taxes.

Jews and Christians were not required to pay any special taxes

Jews and Christians were allowed to converting pagans.

No different than caliph rulers

Content to limit Muslim control to the Arabian Peninsula.

Where early supporters of Muhammad during his lifetime

came into power after the caliph

how to share the wealth of the newly conquered lands.

what to do with non-converts

how leaders are chosen

how to maintain religious tolerance

The Shi’a believed any Muslim was capable of leading daily prayer

The Shi’a believed leaders should be chosen only by the Muslim community.

The Shi’a believed the Umayyad had no right to rule the Muslim community.

believe only close relatives and friends of Muhammad should succeed

recognize the first four caliphs as Muhammad’s rightful successors

believe in more than one god.

recognize idols for religious worship

a bureaucracy where only Muslims held all positions of power

a bureaucracy where Muslims equally shared the spoils of war

a bureaucracy where non-Muslims held all positions of power

a bureaucracy where only non-Muslims were recruited for the army