Question
The creator of trigonometry, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, championed the spread of this Islamic sect throughout Persia after the Mongol sack of Baghdad. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this largest branch of Shia Islam and the majority in Iran. Members of this branch believe that the male descendants of Muhammad from Ali to Muhammad al-Mahdi were divinely ordained.
ANSWER: Twelvers [or Twelver Shi’ism; accept BUT DO NOT REVEAL OTHERWISE Imāmiyya]
[10e] Twelvers believe in twelve of these figures. In Sunni Islam, these figures are the people who lead prayers in mosques, while in Shia Islam, they are the leaders of the Islamic community.
ANSWER: imams
[10h] Twelvers practice this form of temporary marriage, a controversial topic in Islamic jurisprudence. Sunnis accuse Shias of using this practice to legitimize premarital sex.
ANSWER: nikah mut’ah [or sigeh]
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Summary
| 2023 ILLIAC (Cornell) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 8 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
Data
| Chicago A | Ohio State C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Chicago B | Chicago C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Chicago D | Purdue B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Ohio State A | Michigan B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Ohio State B | Missouri | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| WUSTL | Purdue A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Purdue C | SIUE A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| SIUE B | Michigan A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |