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The followers of the Arab Umayyads were the?
Sunni Muslims
What is the meaning of Abbasid?
The Abbasids were an Arab dynasty descended from Abbas, uncle of Muhammad, who supplanted the Umayyads in ad 750.
What did the Shiite Muslims believe about the Umayyads?
Umayyads always controlled shia Muslims and kept Imams of shia in prison or killed them. shia Muslims hated Umayyads and always hided their beliefs to be safe from Umayyads security officers.They don't consider them right.
What event led to the fall of the Umayyads?
The defeat by the byzantine empire in 717 ; intertibal feuding , discontent among non Arab Muslim converts , and failure of financial reforms eventually led to their unseating by the " abbasid dynasty ".
Why did the shi'a oppose the rule of the umayyads?
because the Umayyads separated themselves from the general islamic populace and surrounded themselves with foreigners.
The followers of the Arab Umayyads were the?
Sunni Muslims
Who followed the umayyads?
the quaranians
What was the name given to the Umayyads esablish?
The Umayyads established the Umayyad Caliphate, the second of the four major Arab caliphates established after the death of Muhammad.
What is the meaning of Abbasid?
The Abbasids were an Arab dynasty descended from Abbas, uncle of Muhammad, who supplanted the Umayyads in ad 750.
Was Córdova the capital of the Arab Empire?
Yes. During the Caliphate of Umayyad. It was the capital of AN Arab Empire, not THE Arab Empire. By the time that the Umayyads established their rule in Spain, they lost control of the Middle East and North Africa to the Abbassids.
Who overthrew the umayyads and why?
the abbasids defeated the umayyads in the battle of the great zab in ad 750.they did this because the umayyads started ruling like kings.they started hunting and dancing and only kept the Arabs in the top position.they also made non-Arab Muslims pay more taxes than them.people became unhappy with the umayyads and that is why the abbasids started the war.
What were people who accepted the Umayyad rulers were known as?
Non-Revolters, I guess. There is no particular term for those who accepted the imperial right of the Umayyads. The overwhelming majority of Sunni Muslims did, however, while the overwhelming majority of Shiite Muslims did not. The Sunnis who did not necessarily concede the Umayyads the right to rule were the Mawali or non-Arab Muslims who suffered under Umayyad pro-Arab discrimination.
What internal struggles led to revolts against the umayyads?
Arab led by attacking their secularism, their moral character and their administration in general. During the reign of Marwan.
What does opposition to the luxurious life of the Umayyads suggest about what is important to Muslims?
The resistance of the luxurious lifestyle that the Umayyads promoted, shows that Muslims believed happiness came from different things. They believed that their paradise is in their after life. The opposition to the Umayyads' lifestyle also developed in the cultural clash between the Arab Bedouin culture which promoted egalitarianism and retaining few possessions and the Byzantine and Sassanian cultures which were of a majestic, imperial nature. Most Muslims at the time associated Islam with the culture of the former and the Umayyads represented a continuation of the latter.
What does opposition to the luxurious life of the Umayyads suggest about what is important to most Muslims?
The resistance of the luxurious lifestyle that the Umayyads promoted, shows that Muslims believed happiness came from different things. They believed that their paradise is in their after life. The opposition to the Umayyads' lifestyle also developed in the cultural clash between the Arab Bedouin culture which promoted egalitarianism and retaining few possessions and the Byzantine and Sassanian cultures which were of a majestic, imperial nature. Most Muslims at the time associated Islam with the culture of the former and the Umayyads represented a continuation of the latter.
Were people unhappy with the Umayyad's rule because the Umayyads favored Shiites?
No. Under the Sunni Umayyads, Shiites were quite strongly discriminated against. After Yazid I martyred Hussein, the Shiites made it their mission in life to oppose every action of the Umayyad dynasty. It did not help matters that the Umayyads tortured and murdered Shiite Imams and Infallibles, leading to irreconcilability between the Shiites and the Umayyads.The anger happened specifically because Umayyads targeted Shiites and Mawali Sunnis (Sunnis who were not Arabs) for violence. They also had issues with control over the vast distances of their empire as well as noble Arab families that resented the Umayyads' rise and wanted power. (One of these rival families was the Abbassids, who would eventually take power from the Umayyads in a coup d'etat.)
What did the Shiite Muslims believe about the Umayyads?
Umayyads always controlled shia Muslims and kept Imams of shia in prison or killed them. shia Muslims hated Umayyads and always hided their beliefs to be safe from Umayyads security officers.They don't consider them right.
