HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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Which branch of Islam believed the Islamic world should be ruled by descendants of Ali (therefore related to Muhammad)?
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Shiites
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Sunnis
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Sufis
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Caliphs
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Shia Islam holds that Ali ibn Abi Talib was the designated successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shia doctrine is based on an esoteric interpretation of Islam established by the “imams, ‘’ religious leaders who were descendants of Muhammad and whom the Shia consider to be the sole interpreters of Islamic theology.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shias believe that God always provides a guide, first in the direct descendants of Ali, known as Imams, and then ayatollahs, or experienced Shia scholars who are sought as a source of emulation. The sect splintered due to differences over the proper line of succession among Ali’s descendants.
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