RLGA02H3 Lecture : Lec 8 + 9 notes
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Sunni-shia split caliphs o the prophet(pbuh) didn"t leave a successor. Shia believe there should be a familial relation through blood. Ali should have been the first caliph didn"t recognize the first 2 before him. role of the imam essential in the string of authority need the imam to penetrate the true meanings. 7ers, 12ers-disappeared, accultation, spiritual disappearance, in a metaphysical holding place. geopolitical explanation having a leader that is not there helps the minority to survive. There are differences even between the minority groups. Ismailis aga khan current imam leader of worship, administrator of law ali does become caliph, but is the 4th one no massive spiritual authority-key diff between shia imam. Sunni imam: place quran as number 1 authority and the hadith as second. Codification book was sent out with people to transplant the ideas to people www. notesolution. com recitation.
