George the Hagiorite into a vibrant center of Georgian Orthodox culture. At some point between 1052 and 1057, George left his fellow monk George of Oltisi in charge of the Iviron monastery, and set off to Antioch to appear before the Patriarch to defend his brethren, accused by a group of the Greek clerics of heresy. The dispute quickly evolved around the canonical legality of the autocephaly of the Georgian Orthodox church, which had originally operated within the framework of the see of Antioch, but had been becoming increasingly independent since the 6th century. In defense of the Georgian autocephaly, George was referring
Hadith of the Quran and Sunnah the first three Sunni Caliphs, most especially as legitimate spiritual leaders of the "ummah', referring to them and those who put them into power as usurpers. Because the Shi'a believe that Muhammad said "Hadith al-Thaqalayn" on many occasions, the Shi'a have many different versions of what Muhammad said. One such version corresponds closely to what the Sunnis also believe in: Muhammad said: "One of them (i.e. the Thaqalayn) is the Book of God and the other one is my select progeny ("'Itratî "), that is family (Ahlul-Bayt). Beware of how you behave (with) them when I am gone from amongst