The Sunni-Shia split had weakened the effectiveness…

820 CE to 963 CE

The Sunni-Shia split had weakened the effectiveness of Islam as a single unifying force and as a sanction for a single political authority.

Although the intermingling of various linguistic and cultural groups contribute greatly to the enrichment of Islamic civilization, it also is a source of great tension and contributes to the decay of Abbasid power.

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Iranian peoples View → Arab people View → Khorasan, Greater View → Egypt in the Middle Ages View → Muslims, Sunni View → Muslims, Shi'a View → Córdoba, Umayyad Emirate of View → Abbasid Caliphate (Baghdad) View → Idrisid dynasty (independent) View → Ifriqiya, Aghlabid Emirate of View → Samanid dynasty View → Tahirid dynasty View → Saffarid dynasty View → Tulunids View → Ifriqiya, Fatimid Caliphate of View → Idrisid Caliphate (Fatimid dynasty overlordship) View → Córdoba, (Umayyad) Caliphate of View → Ikhshidid dynasty View → Ifriqiya, Fatimid Caliphate of View →

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Conflict View → Faith View → Government View →

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