HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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They disagree over who will be Muhammad’s successor
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They disagree over whether or not to be monotheistic
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They disagree who should lead, Kurds or Arabs
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They each follow a different holy text
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Detailed explanation-1: -Both sides agreed that Allah is the one true God and that Muhammad was his messenger, but one group (which eventually became the Shiites) felt Muhammad’s successor should be someone in his bloodline, while the other (which became the Sunnis) felt a pious individual who would follow the Prophet’s customs was acceptable.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shia Islam and Ali Shia Islam holds that the Islamic Prophet Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor and the Imam (leader) after him, most notably at the event of Ghadir Khumm, but was prevented from the caliphate as a result of the incident of Saqifah.
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.
Detailed explanation-4: -The interpretation of Hadith (sayings and con-duct of the Prophet) is an very important for Shia and Sunnis. The Shia give preference to the Hadith as narrated by Ali and Fatima and their close associates. The Sunnis consider the Hadith narrated by any of twelve thousand companions equally.