HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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Sufi
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Shi’a
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Sunni
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Fatimid
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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: -What is Sunni Islam? Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims, or Sunnis, believe the first four caliphs as Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)’s rightful successors. The first four caliphs were the first four leaders of Islam after the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).
Detailed explanation-3: -Sunni Muslims believe that the first four caliphs are legitimate, whereas Shiite Muslims only recognize Ali as the first true caliph.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shia Muslims believe that the Prophet publicly designated his cousin and son-in-law, Hazrat Ali (peace be upon him), as the first in a line of hereditary Imams from the Prophet’s family to lead the community after him. Sunnis consider the caliphs as the immediate successors of the Prophet.