HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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a bloody war that lasted just seven hours.
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the split of Islam into two groups, the Shia Muslims and the Sunni Muslims.
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the strengthening of the Umayyad dynasty.
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a total disregard of the burial place of Muhammad.
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Detailed explanation-1: -After Muhammad’s death in 632 CE, his friend Abu Bakr was named caliph and ruler of the Islamic community, or Ummah. Sunni Muslims believe that Abu Bakr was the proper successor, while Shi’a Muslims believe that Ali should have succeed Muhammad as caliph.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first caliphate, the Rashidun Caliphate, was established in 632 immediately after Muhammad’s death. It was followed by the Umayyad Caliphate and the Abbasid Caliphate. The last caliphate, the Ottoman Caliphate, existed until it was abolished in 1924 by the Turkish Republic.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Abbasid caliphs remained the generally recognized suzerains of Sunni Islam, however. In the mid-12th century, the Abbasids regained their independence from the Seljuks, but the revival of Abbasid power ended with the Sack of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258.