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Sunnis and Shiites 90% of Muslims are
Sunni Shiites lives in Iran,
Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen
Other groups• Sufis
Mystics who sought communion with God through meditation, fasting, etc.
Quiz1. Successors to Muhammad are referred
to as what?2. Who was the first successor to
Muhammad?3. In what structure did Muhammad
ascend to heaven in?4. What are the two major divisions of
Islam? (Name the two groups)5. The vast majority of Muslims belong to
which of those groups?
Decline of the Umayyad Caliphate
Vast wealth led to luxurious lifestyles
Abandoned the simple ways of life
Limited rights to non-Arabs
Abbasids Founder was Abu
al-Abbas Shiite – descendant
of Muhammad’s uncle
Abbasid dynasty ruled until 1258
Changes Equality of Muslims Moved the capital to Baghdad
• “City of Peace, Gift of God, Paradise on Earth”
Minarets Slender towers of
the mosques Five times a day,
muezzins climbed to the top to make a call for prayer
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