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Muauniya challenged Ali’s right to rule. Ali is killed by an angry former supporter. Ali’s supporters become the Shiites. The supporters that believe the caliph should be more spiritual became the Sunni. Sunni’s make up 80% of muslims. Ali became the Imam.

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Umar died in 644 and appointed Uthman as the next caliph. In 656 he was killed by an angry mob because people were angry that he only appointed members of his own family to big politicial positions. Ali, a blood relative of Muhammad, claimed himself the new caliph. Uthamns supporters believed Ali plotted the assignation and civil war broke out. In 661 Muawiya became caliph.

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In 634 Abu Bakr was dying and appointed Umar a friend and advisor of Muhammad as the next Caliph. Umar was an energetic leader and they conquered lots of land under his rule.

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They chose a caliph, meaning successor. They chose Abu Bakr, in 632. He decided to end the revolts from tribes by uniting them. In 633 they strayed to create the Koran.

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In A.D 632 Muhammad dies. Luckily, they kept a compilation of his words and deeds, called the Sunna, that guide daily Muslim life. They also create the five pillars of Islam, the fith one being Hajj, the symbol for Muslim unity.

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Medina accepted Muhammad with open arms as they were in the middle of a civil war and hoped he would unite them. It didn’t work. Muhammad expelled every Jew that opposed him from Medina. He also told all Muslims to face the Kabba, the central shrine for Islam, instead of Jerusalem when praying. The Kabba was the first mosque, or Muslim house of worship

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Muhammad decided to name the religion Islam, meaning submission to gods will. The followers of Islam are called Muslims, meaning those who submit to gods will.

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Muhammad begins to convert some powerful families to his religion. People in Mecca start to be very hostile, fearing for their lives they run to Medina in A.D 622, this is called Hegira.

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Muhammad Is Inspired By The Visions From God

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Muhammad Is Inspired By The Visions From God

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Muhammad is inspired by these visions and starts a monotheistic religion, meaning belief in one god. The god for this religion is Allah, the Arabic word for god. He starts preaching this religion. By A.D 620 he had 100 followers.

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According to the Koran, a written record of gods words, Muhammad receives a message from gods messenger; Gabriel an angel. This happened in A.D 610.

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At a young age Muhammad is orphaned, and gets involved in the caravan trade.

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Muhammad is born into the Quraysh tribe, the most powerful tribe in Mecca, in A.D. 570.