RELS 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Kufa, Mawla, Ptolemaic Kingdom
28 Nov 2012
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Wise old man the seniors are respected and considered wise and capable. Abu bakr: the beginning of caliphate: he was a companion of the prophet, which was really respected, also very old, therefore very wise. He was the first deputy and died within two years he was so old. The ridda wars: believed that these wars were waged against them (abu bakr & followers) by those who had turned their backs on muslims. Umar and the expansion of muslim rule across the near east: umar was the most important caliph based on the conquests that he accomplished. Slow islamazation of the hellenistic egypt and zoroastrian persia: difference in languages and world views, religions were very different, didn t really like umar, etc, these wars weren t always giant bloodshed, etc. Uthman selected by a shura (committee/counsel); decline of military and political power: he wasn t exactly the best choice for a caliph.
