Sunnis and Shi'a a political history of discord
When Muhammad died in 632 without a male heir, Sunnis contended that the choice of a successor should fall to his closest companions, but Shi'a believed that God had inspired the Prophet to appoint his cousin and son-in-law, Ali, as leader. So began a schism that is nearly as old as Islam itsel...
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Princeton University Press
2020
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Perpustakaan Jeneral Tun Ibrahim
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