RELIGST 2Q03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Muawiyah I, Harun Al-Rashid, Jizya

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

Document Summary

The belief in shi"aism which suggests that the twelfth imam and descendant of prophet. He was a weak ruler, people could easily manipulate him, in his ruling their existed nepotism = favoring your own tribe over everyone equally, he was from a umayyad tribe. Uthman wasn"t corrupt but things were getting out of hand. Uthman was secluded in his own home in medina and was protected by ali"s sons hassan and hussein but eventually was killed by a group who was dissatisfied with his ruling in egypt. In a positive note though he was responsible for elimating duplicated copies of qur"an. Initially were part of ali"s army but turned against him when he accepted an arbitration (settlement to see whos knew caliph) with the enemy (mu"awiyaah). The kharijis had a statement; only god can judge, and believed there is a charisma that lies not with an individual but with a community.