Instead, the Rashidun, the "rightly guided" Muslim leaders who were closest to the prophet, namely Umar, Uthman and Ali, took the reins of Islam, beginning a campaign that would, within two centuries, make Islam the dominant religion in the Middle East. ... The ulama consists of Muslim scholars, judges and legal advisors who study and implement Islamic law. ... In fact, when Spain was reconquered by the Christians, many Jews fled to remain under the umbrella of Ottoman rule. ...

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Smith claims to have had the blessing of the divine power to guide him to a location of golden plates, which entails scriptures of ancient American prophets, and they became the foundation for his publication, the Book of Mormon. ... They emphasized a personal and direct religious experience of Christ, which was acquired through both direct religious experience and the reading and studying of the Bible. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate