Shia–Sunni relations
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shia-sunni-relations-186-10934235
title:
Shia–Sunni relations
text:
After the death of Muhammad in 632, a group of Muslims, who would come to be known as the Sunnis, believed that Muhammad's successor as caliph of the Islamic community should be Abu Bakr, whereas a second group of Muslims, who would come to be known as the Shias, believed that his successor should have been Ali ibn Abi Talib. This dispute spread across various parts of the Muslim world, which eventually led to the Battle of the Camel and Battle of Siffin. Sectarianism based on this historic disp
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Relations between the two largest Islamic sects
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia%E2%80%93Sunni_relations
date created:
2007-02-27T23:44:31Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T01:15:37Z
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