ISLA 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Medina, Shia Islam, Diminishing Returns
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A state was set up on the basis of inherited and extended sasanid and byzantine. This does mean that even in moh"s lifetime, the city-state in. Medina was also a radically new political formation even for medina. Abu bakr was the immediate caliph after the prophet"s death. Monotheists is used more often in the quran than the term muslim. It"s not certain or clear whether a caliph after muhammad was meant to be political or theological. A caliph was not a prophet and was not claiming to be god"s chosen representative. All the caliphs called themselves amir al mu2minin commander/prince of the faithful . At this time, the only legitimate conception of leadership for this small community was a military commander leading his men on a march. There are different areas in the islamic war that look at the creative use of nomads. Islamic raids: these raids culminated in garrison towns, poised on frontiers.