HIST 2A Lecture 16: HIST 2A LECTURE 16 (The Expansion of Islam)
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The (cid:907)rightly guided(cid:908) caliphs (cid:883)rashudi(cid:290)(cid:884) a(cid:290)d the ea(cid:325)ly isla(cid:289)ic co(cid:290)(cid:324)uests. All connected with muhammad through marriage or kinship. Successful military leaders; expanded across middle east (egypt, p/o libya, (cid:1061)whatever taken (as spoils) from war, is for allah, and for messenger and orphans and the needy(cid:1062) quran. Byzantines and persians fought/weakened each other in early 6th century. S. persia falls to muslim army after only several years. Stayed an empire, but muslim army took a lot of land from them. Role of byzantine christian heretics and jews. Accepted political control of muslims > contributed to islamic success. Imamah: belief that had to be in direct descendance of m. to be a caliph. If you lived according to islamic law, you can be a caliph. (cid:907)rece(cid:290)te(cid:325)i(cid:290)g(cid:908) e(cid:289)pi(cid:325)e because of (cid:289)a(cid:290)y people followi(cid:290)g. Byzantine borrowings: coinage, currency, tax system, etc. Battle 751 ce @ talas river against tang chinese. Greek fire used to put off invaders.
