013. Understanding Islam Part 2

“Early on and for a long time,‭ ‬Arab ethnicity was privileged in the Islamic world,‭ ‬and this was especially true during the period of Conquest.‭ ‬This was despite Mohammed saying truly,‭ ‬the Arab has no superiority over the non Arab,‭ ‬nor the non Arab over the Arab,‭ ‬nor the black over the white,‭ ‬nor the white over the black,‭ ‬except in Piety. But their amazingly Rapid and Far Reaching Conquest granted the Arabs huge prestige that lasted until the‭ ‬18th century.‭ ‬Now,‭ ‬from the beginning,‭ ‬being a Muslim meant being part of a Political Community,‭ ‬because unlike Jesus or the Buddha,‭ ‬Muhammad was also a Political Leader in addition to being a Religious One.‭ ‬But at least to an extent,‭ ‬the tight connection between political and religious identity really ended with the Assassination of the‭ ‬4th rightly guided Caliph Ali. The Caliphate was just an Empire.‭ ‬But as the empire grew and became more Diverse,‭ ‬it became Impossible to hold it together as a Political Unit.”‭

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