HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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Disagreement over leadership in Islam after the death of Muhammad
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Conflict over the translation of rituals into native languages
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Different interpretations of religious texts
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Disagreement over the role of the annual pilgrimage
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Detailed explanation-1: -War erupted when Ali became caliph, and he too was killed in fighting in the year 661 near the town of Kufa, now in present-day Iraq. The violence and war split the small community of Muslims into two branches that would never reunite. The war continued with Ali’s son, Hussein, leading the Shiites.
Detailed explanation-2: -It started with a fight over who should lead Muhammad’s followers after his death in 632.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Sunnis and the Shi’ites compose the two main branches of Islam, similiar to the way Christianity has two main branches (Catholicism and Protestantism). Shi’ites believe that Islam should be led by descendants of Muhammad, while Sunnis believe that the leader of Islam should be appointed by election and consensus.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.