HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Islam stopped spreading and it remained isolated in Arabia
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The religion split into Shi’a & Sunni, but continued to spread
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Muslims decided that Muhammad had not been the last prophet after all
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the Mongols quickly conquered the empire left behind
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Detailed explanation-1: -The original split between Sunnis and Shiites occurred soon after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, in the year 632. “There was a dispute in the community of Muslims in present-day Saudi Arabia over the question of succession, ‘’ says Augustus Norton, author of Hezbollah: A Short History.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are three main branches of Shia Islam today-the Zaidis, Ismailis and Ithna Asharis (Twelvers or Imamis).
Detailed explanation-3: -noun. ˈshē-(ˌ)ä : the Muslims of the branch of Islam comprising sects believing in Ali and the Imams as the only rightful successors of Muhammad and in the concealment and messianic return of the last recognized Imam compare sunni. : shiite. 3.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shia is another form of the word Shiite. Both refer to the branch of Islam that believes only blood relatives of the Prophet Muhammad are worthy to be religious leaders.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.