HIST 2890 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Usury, Amsar, Buyid Dynasty

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 2890
• Professor: Jooseop Lim

Document Summary

Those who argue that humanity has it"s own free will and our lives are not pre- determined by god. These peoples created an inquisition and made everyone swear to the createdness of the qur"an some people did and some people refused. Was a member of uthman"s family, governor of syria, member of umayyad clan, was appointed by umar not utham. Mu"awiya"s army fought ali"s army in the battle of siffin eventually m suggests a arbitration and ali agrees, this upsets ali"s followers. Mu"awiya is centered in damascusthen proclaims himself caliph of damascus: muslim community accepts this to maintain some sort of order, the role of caliph then become hereditary. Sometimes considered the 6th pillar of islam. The greater jihad is one undertaken personally within oneself to strive to better yourself in the eyes of god. The lesser jihad, that of striving to expand the lands/abode of islam (unless there is a treaty in place)