HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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The continuing dispute between Sunnis and Shiites has exercised great influence on the Islamic world. Where did the difference in their views originate?
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a dispute after Mohammed’s death over whether there is one God or many gods
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an argument over whether non-believers could be accepted into the Islamic religion through conversion
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a controversy over who should succeed Mohammed after his death
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a disagreement over whether to follow the Qu’ran or other holy books
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Four countries in the world have a Shia-majority population – Iran (where 93% of Muslims are Shia), Azerbaijan ( 70%), Bahrain ( 70%) and Iraq ( 67%). Of these, Iran has the largest number of Shia Muslims.
Detailed explanation-2: -It started with a fight over who should lead Muhammad’s followers after his death in 632.
Detailed explanation-3: -In general, the difference between Shi’a and Sunni collections is that Shia give preference to hadiths attributed to Muhammad’s family and close companions (Ahl al-Bayt), while Sunnis do not consider family lineage in evaluating hadith and sunnah narrated by any of twelve thousand companions of Muhammad.
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