REL 137g 1st Edition Lecture 19 Current Lecture Shiism Development that begins right after the death of the Prophet 4 rightly guided caliphs Partisans of Ali Shiites believe history is wrong that the beginning of Islam s problems was with the election of Abu Bakr and Umar a purely political election Mu awiyah demands that Uthman s murder is avenged Ali refuses beginning of schism Battle of Siffin Ends in arbitration Kharijites kill Ali Come to be another sect of Islam A tiny minority but with their own distinct political and religious ideology Puritans Deeds over faith actions determine whether or not you re a Muslim Later splits into other groups Ibadi Sufri Concrete Shiite sense of self comes with the murder and decapitation of Husayn By Yazid and the Umayyad forces Mu awiyah Ali s grandson relative of the Prophet Can be characterized as its own separate orthodoxy distinct from Sunnis Leader imam Infallible interpretation Comes at birth Passed down from father to son Therefore leadership is in the form of a dynasty Hasan became the second imam at 7 years old Hasan al Askari 11th imam from a military background Dies in 260 874 with no apparent heir no sons Shiites said that he did have a son Muhammad who was hidden out of fear from Abbasids One person takes instruction from him to community Lesser occultation From 260 until 329 941 This supposed leader would have outlived the regular lifespan of a human
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