12/5/2023 0 Comments Is isis sunni or shia![]() In the end, the leadership position was passed to Abubakar by the majority, but Ali didn’t pledge his allegiance. ![]() One group (which eventually became the Shiites) felt that the Prophet’s successor should be someone in his bloodline, particularly his cousin Ali, while the other group (which eventually became Sunni) felt that a pious individual and companion of the Prophet, Abubakar should lead. The divide was traced to 632 A.D, when Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) died and a debate emerged about who should be his successor. The conflict between Sunni and Shia is deeply rooted and intractable, it has existed for almost 1400 years. ‘’The supporters of Ali’s family became the Shia, while the followers of Uthman’s family along with Muslims who didn’t particularly care about who was in charge became Sunni’’.
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