REL 137g 1st Edition Lecture 19 Current LectureShiism 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 AliCome to be another sect of IslamA tiny minority but with their own distinct political and religious ideology Puritans Deeds over faith; actions determine whether or not you’re a MuslimLater splits into other groupsIbadiSufri Concrete Shiite sense of self comes with the murder and decapitation of HusaynBy 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 – imamInfallible interpretationComes at birthPassed down from father to son Therefore, leadership is in the form of a dynastyHasan became the second imam at 7 years old Hasan al-Askari11th imam, from a military backgroundDies 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 AbbasidsOne person takes instruction from him to communityLesser occultation From 260 until 329/941This supposed leader would have outlived the regular lifespan of
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