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| How did Muhammad and his followers gain wealth while in Medina? |
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| He took the treasures from traveling caravans and divided then with his growing army. |
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| How did Muhammad and his followers gain wealth while in Medina? |
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| He took the treasures from traveling caravans and divided then with his growing army. |
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| How did Abu Bakr maintain political and religious unity? |
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| How did Uthmann resolve the problem of various versions of the Qur'an? |
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| He collected different versions of the Qur'an and then produced an edited version that would become the official text of Muhammad's recitations. All other versions were burned. The Shia Muslims believed that is text excluded some of their teachings. |
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| Which biblical writings do the Muslims include in their list of holy books? |
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| The Qur'an and the Hadith |
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| In carrying out jihad, what did Muhammad command his followers to do? |
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| to kill or subdue all unbelievers |
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| What does the Qur'an teach about the doctrine of the Trinity? |
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| It denies the doctrine of the Trinity but in rejecting this, it refers to the Trinity as the Father, Jesus, and Mary. |
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| What does the Qur'an teach about the deity of Christ? |
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| It teaches that He was a prophet and that he taught with authority; however, they deny His deity and death by crucifixion. In the Qur'an it is offensive to say that Jesus is God. |
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| Why were Islamic forces easily able to conquer Sassanid and Byzantine territories? |
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| *The Sassanid and Byzantine empires had fought over land for almost 200 years *They had drained both empires of financial and military resources *They were taxed heavily *combined many ethnic groups and tribes with little in common *Many people were open to change * the Muslims were seen as liberators * they gained support by lowering taxes |
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