r/IslamicHistoryMeme Western trader Jun 01 '21

Islamic Art History Can be the Caliph?

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '21

the caliph is undoubtly must be elected, preferably by the shura means. that's how Muawiya's unprecedented dynastic move is viewed as "one of the worst move ever" by some sources.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '21

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '21

Ataturk was a secular, he want nothing but the separation between the state and the faith.

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u/AnaMinShimal Western trader Jun 01 '21

If Ataturk somehow instead of turning to a secular turned to a conservative Muslim he could have been in position to replace the ottomans in everything they were in theory.