coast, parts of Persian and Byzantine Empires c. 650 Caliph Uthman has the Qur'an written down. 656 Uthman is murdered; Ali becomes fourth caliph. 657 Battle of Siffin. Mu'awiya, governor of Syria, claims the caliphate. 661 Ali is murdered; Mu'awiya becomes caliph. Beginning of Umayyad Caliphate (661-750). 680 Death of Husayn marks beginning of the Shi'at Ali ("party of Ali") or Shi'a sect. 685-705 Reign of Abd al-Malik. Centralization of administration - Arabic becomes official written language
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Here you go. Be warned...it's long: Ok, so here’s the argument: Let’s begin with the traditional narrative: At Muhammad’s death, there is a power struggle between Abu Bakr and Ali. The supporters of Abu Bakr’s claim are the Sunnis, the supporters of Ali’s claim are the Shi’ite. The Sunnis believe that leadership should be elected from those who deserve it, the Shi’ite believe it should be passed down Muhammad’s bloodline. The Sunnis win out and Abu Bakr takes power. Over time, these two groups
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passed on in the year 632, leading to a dispute over succession to Muhammad as a caliph of the Islamic community spread across the world, this led to the Battle of Siffin. The dispute intensified greatly after the Battle of Karbala, in which Hussein Ibn Ali and his household were killed by the ruling of Umayyad Caliph Yazid I, and the revenge has divided in the early of Islamic community. Today, there are several differences in religious practice, traditions, and customs, often related to jurisprudence
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The Story of my role model Mohammad Ali Mohammad Ali AKA Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was one of the most talented boxer’s in the world “float like a butterfly sting like a bee” quoted from millions of his fans he was born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky The success story of Muhammad Ali began with a simple incident. In 1954, when Ali was only 12 years old, his bike was stolen when he was with a friend at the Columbia auditorium. Boiling with rage, young Cassius encountered Joe
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the way your foot strikes the ball, but in the end its who is stronger mentally and wants the drive who wins! If you remember the fight between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali, it was more than just a boxing match it was a mental game! It went 11 rounds and Joe Frazier won defeating Ali for the first time out of 31 fights! It easy ali had a strategy that was a little out of the norm, it was an acting stunt where he would ton Frazier to throw bigger punches by acting dizzy. In the end Frazier won but
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China The first one is the economy. China's economy has been typically the best-performing economy or among the best-performing economies in the world since 1979 when reforms began, averaging about 7 percent growth. One note of concern, though, is that those conditions that allowed that 7 percent growth are not likely to be prevalent in the years to come, because for over 30 years, China has relied extensively on lower wage rates and export-driven growth. But wage rates have been bid up, as happens;
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End of a career The end when it came was more gentle than expected. Instead of a public humiliation or even worse, the clerical grandees of the Islamic Republic - doubtless with tacit backing from the leader of the revolution, Grand Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei - decided to grant Rafsanjani the relative luxury of an elegant exit. Their task was made easier by Rafsanjani's growing acceptance of his ultimate fate - removal from the establishment. Nicknamed the shark and Akbar Shah (in
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Introduction to the case The case that was chosen is from a company called DP World, within the IT Department where a violation of a security policy has left the IT Security team to choose between two strategies on how to go about it. The first would be to let the employee who violated the company off with a verbal warning and not document what has occurred due to it being their first offence. The second strategy would be to follow the policy that indicates that they need to issue a warning letter
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Errol Rogers Mrs. Clendenning English 1101 5 November 2013 Between Ben Frank and Malcolm X Malcolm X and Benjamin Franklin both come off as complete opposites unless you look closer into their lives. Both of these extraordinary men were self-educated. In the eyes of some people they come off as revolutionary, especially Benjamin. Malcolm X stood up, took charge and spoke on civil rights movements, and black segregation. As a young boy, Benjamin submerged his mind in books. All
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Muhammad Ali ( Cassius Marcellus Clay) Muhammad Ali whose real name was Cassius Marcellus Clay, was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky to Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. who painted billboards and signs, and his mother, Odessa Grady Clay, who was a household domestic. Although Clay Sr. was a Methodist, he allowed Odessa to bring up both Clay boys as Baptists. He started boxing in junior high, when he learned boxing from a policeman at a local gym. By the time that Ali had reached high
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