Prophet's Dilemma: The Sunni Shia Split Part 3

Conflicted: A History Podcast

Zach Cornwell

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🗓️ 8 March 2021

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Civil war has torn the Caliphate apart. In 656 AD, Aisha marches with an army at her back. Ali, newly crowned as Caliph, has no choice but to oppose her. Muawiya sees an opportunity to grab power and start a dynasty of his own. Hussein begins his inevitable path towards Karbala…and martyrdom. THE CAST: Aisha – The Prophet’s widow. “Mother of the Faithful”. Brave, jealous, and calculating. Muawiya – Governor of Syria “Son of the Liver Eater”. Master politician, ruthless and cunning. Ali – The Prophet’s son-in-law. “Lion of God”. The Fourth Caliph. Hussein – Grandson of the Prophet. Murdered at Karbala. Martyr of the Shi’a faith. Abu Bakr – Aisha’s father; The Prophet’s oldest friend. The First Caliph. Umar – Hothead, bruiser, warlord; The Second Caliph. Uthman – “He of the Two Lights”; The Third Caliph. Muhammed – The Prophet. A merchant-turned-messenger from God. Fatima – Wife of Ali. Daughter of Muhammed. Mother to Hussein. SOURCES: Humphreys, Steven. Mu’awiya ibn abi Sufyan: The Savior of the Caliphate. 2006. Madelung, Wilferd. The Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate. 1996. Kennedy, Hugh. The Great Arab Conquests: How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live In. 2007. Shah-Kazemi, Reza. Imam ‘Ali: From Concise History to Timeless Mystery. 2019. Hazleton, Lesley. The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammed. 2013. Hazleton, Lesley. After The Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shi’a-Sunni Split in Islam. 2009. Louer, Laurence. Sunnis and Shi’a: A Political History. 2020. Hoyland, Robert G. In God’s Path: The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire. 2014. Betts, Robert Brenton. The Sunni-Shi’a Divide. 2013. Charles Rivers Editors. The History of the Sunni and Shia Split: Understanding the Divisions Within Islam.2014. Armstrong, Karen Keishin. Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time. 2007. Cole, Juan. Muhammed: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires. 2018. Safi, Omid. Memories of Muhammed. 2009. Holland, Tom. The Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire. 2012. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:18.7	Hello and welcome to Conflicted, the history podcast where we talk about the struggles that
1:23.4	shaped us, the tough questions that they pose and why we should care about any of it.
1:28.9	Conflicted is a member of the Evergreen Podcast Network, and as always I'm your host, Zach Cornwell.
1:34.9	You are listening to the final installment in a three-part series on the origins of the Sunni-Shiya divide.
1:41.7	Now, if you haven't listened to parts one and two, definitely go back and do that.
1:46.9	There are a ton of characters and events and detail in this story, and jumping in right now
1:52.6	would be a little bit like starting the Star Wars trilogy 45 minutes into Empire Strikes
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2:01.7	matter, then who am I to dissuade you? Let's do it. But for those who need a quick refresher on
2:06.6	what's been happening in 7th century Arabia, here is where we're at. It is 656 AD, and Aisha,
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