0
Did ottoman religious policy require all Shiite Muslims to convert to Sunni Islam?
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
Speaking historically, the ottoman policies concerning minorities in the middle eastern region such as christians & shia muslims was a view of them as heretics. In Lebanon you had many uprisings from these last mentioned groups (christians&shia) and history suggests there were plenty of massacres on them which made christians and shia's of Lebanon ally themselfs with eachother against the external threat (i.e. Ottomans). When beduin arab tribes (mainly sunnis) were granted citizenship by the Ottomans in Lebanon in return of converting the minority's, saw a huge influx of massacres and sunnis which historically hadn't been great in numbers in that area of the region. These beduin arabs came to be called Mamluks and where allied to their Turkish leaders based in Istanbul. These attrocities commited against the christians and shias of lebanon came to change lebanon demographically and geographically disperse the people of certain areas because of the massacres and threats on a daily basis. One area of Lebanon which suggest this is Tripoli which with it's people is a sunni majority city, while historical records prove it was once a shia dominated city...
In Iran today you find many Azeri turks (mainly shias) who had to flee their ancestral home of Turkey because of the persecution they faced by the Ottoman shia policies...
The Ottoman policy was to have a sunni dominated region which it could rule without uprisings it saw frequently from the shia minoritys who had a huge disstrust in the religiously based empires who all through history had viewed them as heretics.
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why did Muslims require synagogues to be built underground?
Jews were and are viewed as inferior to Muslims.
Why do Muslims in Western Countries advocate for Shari'a Courts?
Actually, based on what I have read, most do not. This is more a matter of whether one is conservative or moderate. Not all Muslims think the same way, and while the most conservative and religious Muslims tend to get into the news, the majority of Muslims in the United States (to cite one example) are quite comfortable with American law, since they are American citizens. But that said, there are a number of religious ceremonies that are important to Muslims, even those who consider themselves secular or moderate. Preserving these traditions is an essential part of their religious identity, especially when it comes to marriage, divorce, and other life cycle events that require specific rituals. "Shari'a" has often been demonized in the western press, and equated with fanaticism. But it is actually nothing more than religious law, and every religion-- whether Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, etc-- has laws which pertain to religious practices. Of course, in some western countries, there are extremely conservative Muslims who refuse to assimilate in any way and do not accept secular laws; for them, Shari'a is more important because they believe religious law supersedes any other kind of legislation. But statistics show than in countries like the United States and Canada, conservative Muslims are in the minority. The majority of Muslims are moderate; they prefer to balance their faith with modernity: they thus want the right to use Shari'a law to decide religious matters, and for everything else, they follow the secular law.
How do you convert .08 decimal to fraction?
It is 8/100 which can be simplified if you so require.
What is the youngest age to enter a religious order?
Most religious orders require people to be in the 17-20 age range upon entry.
How do you convert rar into wmv?
RAR files are archives - you can't convert them, you have to unpack them. You'll require an archiver program to do that, like B1 Free Archiver.
Is Islam a Nazi religion for brown people?
No. This is a fundamentelly disingenuous portrayal of Islam. (Also, the use of "brown people" makes this claim racist as well, since there are tens of millions of White Muslims, hundreds of millions of Black Muslims, and hundreds of millions of Southeast Asian Muslims.) Islam's claims about the Divine and its worship are not terribly different from Christianity, save that the particulars of what is read, what rituals are practiced, and what is professed to be believed. However, most religions are not interchangeable and have baggage in addition to their claims about the Divine and how to worship/respect it. Islam has a political ideology that accompanies its more central religious teachings. This ideology has been targeted by Anti-Islam bigots as "Islamofascism" because of its apartheid legal discrimination between Muslims and Non-Muslims. However, even political Islam is not anywhere near as repulsive as Nazism. It does not assert a "master race" and require eugenics to create it. It does not require the death and extermination of the second class citizens. It does not require a unitary vision for society in all respects. Most Muslims in the West argue that they do not even want political Islam to be manifest and are fine with the freedom to worship as they see fit.
What religions require members to marry a person within their own faith?
Most religions require their members to marry within their own faith: the Jews, Catholics, Muslims, etc.
Why did the Muslims in the Umayyad empire allowed the Christian and Jews to practice their respected faiths?
Muslims, Christians, and Jews worshiped the same God. Islam teachings require no compulsion in religion and require respect of all human faiths and beliefs. In addition, Muslims believe in all God prophets (including Moses and Jesus and Muhammad; Peace be upon them) and believe in all God holy books (including Torah, the Bible, and Quran).
Can a state require that candidates for office publicly declare their religious affiliation?
no (i think) read the 1st amendment
Can A Christian Be A Male Model?
Yes, provided the work does not require you to ignore or put aside your religious beliefs.
Is it true schools may require prayer and curriculum on religion?
Schools in the United States are not allowed to require prayer or promote any specific religion due to the separation of church and state. However, they may offer religious studies as an elective course for academic purposes. It is important for schools to maintain a neutral stance on religion to respect the diverse beliefs of all students and families.
Why do you think the ottomans were tolerant of the people they conquered?
Because of the Ottoman ruling policy, it was not trying to assimilate people to become Turkish, the state's primary responsibility was to defend and extend the land and to ensure security and harmony within its borders and collect tax.
