Ali survives

[Thanatos]

What if Ali survives and consolidates his rule? How would the middle east look today without a Sunni-Shiah split? (Although the underlining problem of divine right based on birth would inevitably come up again)

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[Thanatos]

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[CalBear]

Originally Posted by Thanatos

bumpty bumpty

Don't do this. If no one replied in 8 days, it is a decent sign that the thread has no traction.

CalBear in Mod Mode.

[Thanatos]

Originally Posted by CalBear

Don't do this. If no one replied in 8 days, it is a decent sign that the thread has no traction.

CalBear in Mod Mode.

I was kicked during that time so i was just trying to rejuvenate the things i had plans for.

[Evan]

I know only one sentence about Ali. However, going off that and the little I know about the Caliphate, I think the early consolidation of power by someone who has some semi-plausible claim to divine right would give a huge boost to the caliph's power. IOTL, weren't the imams and jurists the primary interpreters of the Quran, and the Caliph at least theoretically supposed to listen to them? But, I also recall that one early Caliph compiled an official text for the Quran and burned all divergent copies - so perhaps the office's power could fall even despite Ali's claim to divine right.

Thoughts? Am I totally misunderstanding things iOTL?