HIST 2890 Lecture 15: Lecture 15, oct 23.docx

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 2890
• Professor: Jooseop Lim

Document Summary

Current state: abbasid caliph controlling in and around malatya. Abbasid came from the hashimite clan but are not directly related to muhammad imams = somebody who leads prayer (lower case i) Imams = references the specific people under husayn (upper case i) 2 sects in early islam (until early 8 th c: politio-religious, arise out of historical circumstances of community. The murji"a: tried to eliminate muslim divisions; forerunners of the sunnis. Ibadis most holy or whatever should be caliph. Shi"ites (partisans of ali: zaydis (5ers, ismailis (7ers, jafaris (12ers, shi"ites are very exclusive about who has the right to rule, argue that imams are the rightful people to take over the caliphate o. *this is when the community splits their votes"* The people of the house (of the prophet) . Shi"a = blood relatives of the prophet. It was the discussion about the 5th imam and who it should be that started 5ers and such because the community splits.