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Umayyads were the descendants of Umayya whose father was Abd-Shams of the city of Mecca . Abd-Shams was a son of Abd Manaf ibn Qusai.
Abd Manaf ibn Qusai had another son by name Hashim whose son was the Prophet Mohammed.
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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.
Who followed the umayyads?
the quaranians
Did the Umayyads rule from the capital city of Baghdad?
no the umayyads ruled damascus as there capital the abbasids took Baghdad as there capital...
Where did the Umayyads come from?
The Umayyads are an Arabian tribe that moved from central Arabia to Damascus during the rule of the Caliph Omar to be the leaders of the Damascus Governate. Their authority expanded under Caliph Othman, who was a cousin of the Umayyads.
What regions did the Umayyads control by the year 750?
The Umayyads controlled Spain, North Africa, the Levant, Mesopotamia, Arabia, and Persia.
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.
How did the Abbasids defeat the Umayyads?
Assasination
What ended the elective system of choosing the caliphs?
Because if the Umayyads
Did the Umayyads rule from Medina?
No. The Umayyads ruled initially from Damascus (660s-750s) until they were overthrown by the Abbassids. Abd er-Rahman re-established the Umayyad Caliphate in Al-Andalus (Islamic Spain) in the city of Córdoba. The Umayyads ruled from this city until the dynasty ended (750s-1030s). However, the Umayyads never ruled from Medina.
What problems caused the umayyads to lose support of many people in the empire?
a group called Abbasid gained support from other Muslims and when the abbasids invited the umayyads over for dinner and a meeting the abbasids left the room leaving the umayyads to be assassinated
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.
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.
