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... Umayyad caliphate was threatened by the discontent of the Mawalī ( non - Arab Muslims ) and the " pious opposi- tion , " who resented the Umayyads allegedly for putting political interests ahead of estab- lished religious principles ...
... Umayyad caliphate was threatened by the discontent of the Mawalī ( non - Arab Muslims ) and the " pious opposi- tion , " who resented the Umayyads allegedly for putting political interests ahead of estab- lished religious principles ...
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... Umayyad DYNASTY , also spelled OMAYYAD , first great Muslim dynasty to rule the Empire of the Caliphate ( AD 661-750 ) , sometimes referred to as the Arab kingdom ( reflecting traditional Muslim disapproval of the secular SPAIN Cordoba ...
... Umayyad DYNASTY , also spelled OMAYYAD , first great Muslim dynasty to rule the Empire of the Caliphate ( AD 661-750 ) , sometimes referred to as the Arab kingdom ( reflecting traditional Muslim disapproval of the secular SPAIN Cordoba ...
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... Umayyad clan of Mecca , and he became a wealthy merchant . When Muḥammad began preaching in Mecca c . 615 , he soon aroused the hostility of the Umayyads , but about five years later ' Uthman accepted Muḥammad and thus became the first ...
... Umayyad clan of Mecca , and he became a wealthy merchant . When Muḥammad began preaching in Mecca c . 615 , he soon aroused the hostility of the Umayyads , but about five years later ' Uthman accepted Muḥammad and thus became the first ...
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