The Ottmans broke the unity of the Muslims Umma by their mismanagment of the empire

The Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire was one of the ancient yet one of the most powerful and influential world empires . The history of this empire begins sometimes during the 13th century . In their bid to enlarge their territory they took no consideration to any limits or boundaries be it religious , tribal or otherwise . This empire is also viewed as one of the civilized empires of the modern times . The empire was more of a military administration than a state . The empire is considered to have lasted a considerably longer time than

any other empire . The rulers of this empire were known as Sultans or Hunkar or Emperors and were all Islam . Suleyman the Great was the Sultan who ruled the longest while Amurath ruled for only three months making him the shortest ruling sultan

The sultans always emerged from the Ottoman family who were strict followers of the Quran . Honesty , hard work and charity were principles that led the Ottoman Empire . Sermons were always read in the name of the reigning Sultan at that time . Any property belonging to the Sultan was known as Royal or imperial

Having discussed that much on the establishment and general history of the Ottoman of the empire , it is of utmost importance to now look at the empire more critically and find out impacts of the Ottoman Empire especially on the Umma Muslims

Though the Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful and civilized ancient empires of the world , it also had its weak points during its reign . This specifically focuses on some of those weak points and particularly the mismanagement that was witnessed when the empire was in power leading to division among the Umma Muslims . A critical analysis of the Ottoman Empire reveals various setbacks that the dynasty experienced and this affected directly or indirectly the unity of the Ottoman Muslims

According to the traditions of the Ottoman Empire , when a Sultan died one of his sons would become the next Sultan . However there were no proper strategies as to who would become the next Sultan . There was therefore no clear criterion of selecting a Sultan . This led to bloodshed as the one who eventually emerged victorious had to eliminate his rivals for and calmness to prevail . This obviously went against the teachings of the Muslim religion . Some Muslims supported the method while others were teachings of the Holy Quran . This led to division among the Muslims

Another issue that led to the division of the Umma Muslims was the level of respect accorded to the sultans . The Sultans were almost equated to Allah the God of the Muslims . For instance during prayers sermons were read in the name of the current Sultan . Some Muslims however felt that this was blasphemous because ordinarily sermons were supposed to be read in the name of Allah the Mighty one . This therefore led to division among Muslims thereby breaking the unity between them

As discussed earlier Sultan Suleyman served for 40...