HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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They did not like each other.
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They could not agree on a successor.
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They could not agree on the Muslim beliefs.
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The groups moved and had new boundaries.
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Detailed explanation-1: -After the death of Muhammad in 632, a group of Muslims, who would come to be known as the Sunnis, believed that Muhammad’s successor should be Abu Bakr, whereas a second group of Muslims, who would come to be known as the Shias, believed that his successor should have been Ali.
Detailed explanation-2: -The original split between Sunnis and Shiites occurred soon after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, in the year 632.
Detailed explanation-3: -What are the differences between Sunnis and Shiites? Their beliefs over who should have succeeded the Prophet Muhammad is the key theological difference between the two. Sunnis also have a less elaborate religious hierarchy than Shiites have, and the two sects’ interpretation of Islam’s schools of law is different.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sunni Muslims believe that the Prophet did not explicitly declare a successor. Shia Muslims believe that the Prophet publicly designated his cousin and son-in-law, Hazrat Ali (peace be upon him), as the first in a line of hereditary Imams from the Prophet’s family to lead the community after him.