The first was the religious fervor that Wahhabi Islam continued to inspire. ... They did not understand that for Muslims, the only law was Islamic or religious law and therefore the Caliph was not merely the religious leader but the political leader and the central figure. ... The Ikhwan movement spread Wahhabi Islam among the nomads. ... (CountryReports.org 3) They attacked those who refused to conform to Wahhabi interpretations of correct Islamic practice and tried to convert Muslims by force to their version of Wahhabism. The Ikhwan looked eagerly for the opportunity to fight non-Wahha...

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With reference to Islamic quotes like Qur'an:8:39 "So, fight them till all opposition ends and the only religion is Islam... The unifying force of religion is especially evident in that the Ottomans, left as the major Muslim rivals of Byzantium, attracted masses of nomads and urban unemployed who were roaming through the Middle East searching for not only means to gain their livelihoods and but also to fulfill their religious desire to expand the territory of Islam. ... The belief of Islam had always existed among the Middle Eastern since 622 CE, way before the time of Osman I, when the b...

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