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Mu'awiyah

Hassan b.‘Ali

first shii imam

third shi'I imam, famous because of Kurbula battle

son of Sha'far al-Sadiq who was the 6th Shi'I imam, becomes the asas of the ismaili branch of shiism

Foundation of the different branches of shiism

• 6th shii imam
• 6th of twelver
• Died before
• father
• He had a son

• nātiq-someone who brings an open and clear message/
• ṣāmit-is a quiet messenger that has an unclear interpretation of a clear message

• Apparent meaning brought by
• natiq

hidden meaning, ascoteric meaning brought bow the samit

an ismaili dynasty with an isamili caliphate, built the city of cairo, creates a living imam

a branch of ismaili shiites

present imam of the nazari ismaili shiites

intercession, that one's misdeeds can be offset by the intercession of one who has the authority to intercede on their behalf

• 6th in 12 
• Father of ismail

the agent of the hidden imam in lesser occultation who brings his message. There were 4 safirs during the lesser occultation

imam is on earth but not visible to anybody except the safir

period of the lesser occultation

nobody in the community, not even a safir, has any further access to the imam

period of the greater occulation

founder of the Zaydi branch of shiism, son of the 4th imam, 5th imam who breaks off from the twelver line

twelvers (imami), ismaeli, zaydis

arabic

pilgrimage made to the shrines of the imams

annual rememberance of kurubal and the slaughter of Husayn and his family

pond where shia community says that Muhammad names Ali as his successor, Sunnis have a different interpretation of the meaning and weight of those statements

an explicit designation, what the shia community holds that Muhammad had done at Ghadeer Khum

not on exam- jurists can assume authority of the imam that allows for a shia islamic state in the absence of the infallible imam

battle between ali and mu'wiyah

the 12th imam

offshoot of Ismaili Shiite branch who don't consider themselves muslims

offshoot of ismailis, present rulers of syria

another word of nusayri used to get recognition as being shiia

a figure told to return at the end of time. Sunni's see him as a distinct figure, shiites see him as the 12th imam returning

founder of bahai movement

offshoot of ismailis, present rulers of syria

those movements such as the salafi movements who want to revive movements by cleaning it up.  Modernist reform movements want to reconcile tradition with modernity.

leader of the iranian revolution and founder of the islamic republic of iran

the group that assassinated ali

Caliph: has religious authority. Must be of the Quraysh. Sultan: has power but no religious authority.

the abassid caliphate turns into the ottoman caliphate in the form of the ottoman empire

• establishment of the Republic of turkey, ruler of turkey abolishes the caliphate and establishes turkey as a secular republic and ends a universally recognized caliph.
• The US also passes the National Origins Act

Tasawwuf is the arabic word.mystical element of islam, ranges from simple wanting to get closer to God to pantheism

self denial in rejecting desires to get closer to God

range is important because those who are against sufism believe its all pantheism while defendents say its just about getting close to God.

the dividing line between creation and creator is abolished

type of sufism in which one trains themselves to control their passions and desires to what religion wants one to do

early sufi of the ascetic type

known for mystical psych, it's not enough to crush the self but analyze the self. Name means "the accountant," as in holding oneself to account

leader of "sober sufism" introduces fana' and baqa'

• fana': annihilation. of the self that blocks one from coming into direct knowledge of the divine.
• Baqa': continuity of that state of annihilation.

intimacy, seeking to transcend a purely conceptual understanding of God for a more emotional effective understanding of God

allegorical interpretation,]

early female sufi famous for her love mysticism,

executed for saying "I am the truth." leader of an ecstatic mysticism.

early sufi who said "nothing is in this cloak but God." not executed

the muhammad ali of sufism, most influencial sufi. Famous for doctrine of wahdat al wujud

the unity of existence. We and God share in existence

wrote Revivification of the Religious Sciences. Reconciled sufism and orthodoxy

a traditionalist hanabli theologian, an influencial critique of sufism especially as it veered toward patheism

sufi order

prominent Sufi orders

a sufi order that believed that public violations of islam bringing themselves condemnation of the people and crush their egos and realize closeness to God. "Malam" means blame.

a formal institutionalized way of remembering God

disclosure, the aim of sufi is to uncover or disclose divine reality

seclusion, a way to train the self

sufi music

anti law, in the sufi contexting meaning there is a level of spiritual achievement that one can attain that they no longer need the law

according to critiques of sufism this is pantheism

sheikh is the spiritual master who trains the murid, the disciple. Some sufis believe that any murid without a master has satan as his master

movement by Muhammad abduh and Egypt

founder of the brotherhood

a reform movement founded in masr

famous egyptian member of the Muslim brotherhood and became chief ideologue. Put forth three concepts list below

• Jahiliyah: condemned Egyptian society for reverting back to pre-Islamic norms.
• Haikimiyah: only God has a right to dictate how they live.
• Jihad: duty to ensure that only God dictates how they are to live

a reform movement that sees modernity as a legitimate order and tries to reconcile islam with modernity

founder of al jamaati islami

founded in India, one cannot change society but through ideas power

a young radical jihadi movement that emerged in 1970s. Became part of jihad inc. would later renounce violence

founded in 1981, a coalition of groups that assassinated Sadat

Al Qaeda, a movement lead by Osama bin Laden, dedicated to arresting enough power to be able to bring the change it wanted to see

a break off movement of Al-Qaeda more viscious than al Qaeda

founding brotherhood

founding of al gamaag

6 day war, al naksah, the setback. Its failure lead to revival of islamic movements

iranian revolution

assassination of anwar sadat

Gulf war

9/11

• malcolm x assassinated
• ending National Origins Act

• elijah Muhammad dies:
• Renames to World Community of
• al-Islam in the West
• We no longer believe in the
• beliefs of the Nation of Islam

Aymin was osama's inheritor

state of war is a global situation in which the assumed relationship between nations or communities is one of peace. In a state of war you do not need a justification to invade because the state of war is the justification

aspects of liberalism

aspects of traditionalism

black american muslim feminist who lead the first Friday prayer in world

early white american convert

founder of moorish science temple

head covering, niqab is face covering

possibility of mass conversion because being muslim and being a part of another community are not seen as contradictory

refers to hijab, niqab, and segregation of the sexes in public spaces

only allowed immigrants from north west euroe

Black Afro Saxon protestant, a new idea of being black

• 59ers- clarence 13
• x- declared himself god

• Made
• the 5%

Like the Wutang clan

Busta rhymes

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• Proto-Islamic- Using the
• vocabulary but not the subject of Islam

Noble Drew Ali

God in Human form