HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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should be decided by an election
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must be a descendant of the Rightly Guided Caliph
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must be a descendant of Muhammad
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can be any devout Muslim accepted by the people.
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Detailed explanation-1: -One faction, the Shi’a, believed that only individuals with direct lineage to the Prophet could guide the Muslim community righteously. They thought that ‘Ali, Muhammad’s closest surviving blood male relative, should be their next leader (caliph).
Detailed explanation-2: -Sunni Islam maintains that Abu Bakr was the legitimate successor to Muhammad on the basis of election. Shia Islam holds that Ali ibn Abi Talib was the designated successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shiites believe that the rightful successor of Muhammad should have been his cousin and son-in-law Ali. Shiites follow divinely appointed leaders called Imams. Shiites highly worship Imams and believe that they are sinless and their authority comes from Allah.
Detailed explanation-4: -Within the Qatari Ruling Family, descendants of Muhammad are present within the descendants of the Emir Sheikh Ali ibn Abdullah al Thani on the occasion of intermarriages with the Al Qasimi Dynasty.
Detailed explanation-5: -Since then, “Twelver, ‘’ or Ithna Ashari, Shias believe that religious authority is vested in their senior clerical leaders, called ayatollahs (Arabic for “sign of God”).