HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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After the profit Muhammad died, Muslims disagreed on who should be his successor. This split the followers into what two groups?
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Hebrews and Israelites
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Apostles and Disciples
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Babylonians and Samaritans
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Sunni and Shi’a
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A disagreement over succession after Mohammed’s death in 632 split Muslims into Islam’s two main sects, Sunni and Shia.
Detailed explanation-2: -These disagreements over Muhammad’s true successor led to a major split in Islam between what became the Sunni and Shi’a denominations, a division that still holds to this day.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first four leaders of the community who followed Muhammad in the 7th century are considered the purest expression of the caliphate-Abu Bakr, Omar, Othman and Ali.
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