HIST 025 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Iberian Peninsula, Ridda Wars, Kufa
6 Oct 2020
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Muhammad will consolidate political control over area, disrupts trade caravans to mecca. 624-30 series of wars with mecca culminating with capture of city. Rightly guided caliphs/abu bakr (632 634) Acceptable to all factions emigrant, arisar and meccans. Fought ridda wars consolidation of muslim/hijazi control of arabia. Great conquests of syria iraq, egypt and persia. Favoring of emigrants and meccans over ansar caused rising tensions. Murdered by a persian slave acting on personal motives. Favoring of meccans (especially his umayyad clan) caused increased tensions among soldiers in garrison towns. Expanded empire into the sudan and across north africa. Assassinated by egyptians in his house in medina while reading the quran. Cousin and son-in-law of prophet (married to fatima) Many uneasy that his supporters (mostly garrison soldiers in basra) were involved in death of uthman. Opposed by meccans, including aisha who were defeated battle of the camel. Opposed by mu"awiya governor of syria and closest male relative to uthman.
