RELIGST 2Q03 Lecture : Intro to Islam October 1

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 2Q03
• Professor: Liyakat Takim

Document Summary

Saquifa succession of the prophet muhammad; umar appointed abu bakr and put him as the first caliph allegiance; Wars; against communities that wouldn t pay tax and was seen as a sign of apostasy; Ali and uthman were both asked to follow the first two caliphs (the sunnah) Turning against the caliph and lead to a group coming from egypt who felt that the governor of uthman in egypt; Third caliph uthman was killed in his home; he was pious and not corrupt, but being a leader he was not strong; those under him misused his power; by a group that came from. Egypt and came to his home; medina was still the capital of islam. Ali became the fourth caliph and the first shi a imam. Ali dismissed him because he felt he wasn t fit to be governor. Ali because of his ideals soon faced rebellion; Muslims fighting against muslims civil war;