HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Sunni
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Shia
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -They often refer to these as the ‘Four Rightly-Guided Caliphs’. Shi’a Muslims believe that Ali was the Prophet Muhammad’s rightful successor. This is because he was related by blood to the Prophet and various actions and words throughout the Prophet’s life expressed that this was God’s will.
Detailed explanation-2: -In early Islamic history, the Shia were a movement-literally “Shiat Ali” or the “Party of Ali". They claimed that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad as leader (imam) of the Muslim community following his death in 632.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Shi’at Ali (“the party of Ali, ‘’ for which “Shi’ah” is an abbreviation and from which Shi’i comes) considered the descendants of the Prophet to be the only legitimate successors to Muhammad as leaders of the ummah.
Detailed explanation-4: -caliph, Arabic khalīfah (“successor”), in Islamic history the ruler of the Muslim community.
Detailed explanation-5: -ʿAlī, Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law, was the fourth caliph and first imam (in Shiʿism) of the Muslim ummah (community).